Gothenburg, Nebraska: Sod House
Also the World's Largest Plow, a life-size bison made of 4.5 miles of barbed wire, and other outdoor exhibits. The sod house was built in 1954. An accompanying museum was reported closed in 2023.
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Gothenburg is the hometown of former Dallas Cowboy great Jay Novacek. There is a billboard honoring the tight end located right across from the Sod House Museum.
[Brett Barnett, 01/27/2001]
Check out the Sod House Museum and Pony Express Museum in Gothenburg, Nebraska just off of I-80. The Sod House Museum is an authentic re-creation of the sod houses built by early settlers in the region. The experience culminates in awe-inspiring barbed-wire art including a life-size buffalo and a horse with native American rider. The Sod House Museum also sports one of the world's largest plows.
Further into town is one of the stops on the old pony express route. The original stone building is now a monument and holds a gift shop with many interesting old west trinkets.
[B.G. Potter Jr, 06/19/1997][Previous 5 items] Page of 3
Sod House
- Address:
- 300 S. Lake Ave., Gothenburg, NE
- Directions:
- I-80 exit 211, northwest side. Very convenient for a sod house; it's just off a freeway exit, behind a gas station.
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