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| Governor
Robert W. Furnas Arboretum An affiliate site of the Nebraska State Wide Arboretum |
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| Named
in honor of Robert W. Furnas, Nebraska's second elected governor
who on April 8, 1874 proclaimed the first Arbor Day observance in
Nebraska.
The Arboretum site is owned by the Brownville Fine Arts Association and shares the site with a historic one-room school house that is now an art gallery. |
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| Over
100 species, including European Beech, Sweetgum, Blackgum, Willow
Oak, Fringe Tree, Balkan Pine and Japanese Kerria, have been tried
in the Arboretum.
The Governor Furnas Arboretum was planted in 1992 - 93 (preparations shown above), part of a major arboretum development project designed and partially funded by the Nebraska State Wide Arboretum's Community Landscape Improvement Program. Phone for Details: (402) 274 - 4146 |
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