Travel & Tourism

Eddyville, Nebraska

Originally named Congdon, this tiny Dawson County community traces its beginnings to a post office established May 23, 1881, three miles southwest of the present village.

Officials of the Kearney and Black Hills Railroad whose line opened through the Wood River Valley that fall changed the name to Eddyville on Nov. 12, 1890.

The village was named for a Miss Eddy, anacquaintanceof JohnH. Hamilton, president of both the railroad and the Wood River Improvement Co., which bought and platted the community in the summer of 1890.

Eddyville is nestled in the beautiful Wood River Valley in northeast Dawson County along Nebraska Highway 40.

Small, but mighty, might be a good description for Eddyville, which strives to provide wholesome, family-oriented activities for its citizens and those who stop to visit.

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Eddyville, Nebraska

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

Smith Falls State Park

Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest

Nebraska National Forest (Bessey Ranger District)

Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

Fort Kearny State Historical Park

Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park

Champion Mill State Historical Park and Recreation Area

Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park and State Recreation Area

Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch State Historical Park

Bailey Yard & The Golden Spike Tower

Nebraskaland Days in North Platte

Various attractions around North Platte

Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center

Ft. McPherson National Cemetery