Welcome to Niobrara Traditional Cache
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The cache is located at the east "Welcome" sign below Highway 12 as it enters the village. The following is a very abbreviated history of the village. Enjoy the hunt! Niobrara can trace its beginnings to 1856, when a group of men marked their claim on the banks of the Missouri River and built a log garrison. The Missouri River, responsible for the location of the original settlement, was also the reason for its first move. Spring thaws in 1881 produced record floods, followed by an ice gorge, which caused residents to seek the safety of still higher ground. Recognizing the ever-present danger near the river, people picked up and moved to a new town site a short distance to the west and south. By the 1960s, however, it became apparent that the river was not through influencing the town's history. Silt, previously washed downstream by the periodic floods, began to accumulate in Lewis & Clark Lake where the Niobrara enters the Missouri, and rising waters forced another move of the town. Now, the majority of the town lies above the high water marks of the river and it is enjoying significant growth over the years.
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