The Miller Park neighborhood in
North Omaha
North Omaha is a community area in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. It is bordered by Cuming and Dodge Streets on the south, Interstate 680 on the north, North 72nd Street on the west and the Missouri River and Carter Lake, Iowa on the ...
,
Nebraska
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is a historically significant community housing a
historic district and several notable historic places. It is located between Sorenson Parkway on the south and Redick Avenue on the north,
Florence Boulevard
Florence Boulevard, originally known as the Prettiest Mile in Omaha Boulevard, is a boulevard-type north-south street in the north Omaha, Nebraska. With the start of construction in 1892, Florence Boulevard was the first roadway in Omaha's boulev ...
on the east and 30th Street on the west. The
Minne Lusa neighborhood borders on the north, and the
Saratoga neighborhood is on the south.
Fort Omaha
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borders the neighborhood on the west. Miller Park is the
namesake park in the neighborhood, as well as the
Miller Park Elementary School. In 2017, the Miller Park/Minne Lusa area was ranked as having the 2nd highest rate of homicides and other violent crimes out of 81 Omaha neighborhoods.
About
Miller Park is named for Dr.
George L. Miller, a
founding father
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of the city of Omaha. He was the first physician in Omaha, and later in life, a major landowner throughout the city, including all of the area comprising the neighborhood today. Miller was also the first president of the City of Omaha Board of Park Commissioners.
Once considered a possible location for the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Co ...
of 1898. It was a running consideration for the Expo because of its accessibility via the Florence Boulevard, a north-south thoroughfare once regarded as "The Prettiest Mile" because it captured the best views of the
Missouri River valley, and because of the wide-open fields the area offered. After losing out to
Kountze Park
Kountze Park is an urban public park located at 1920 Pinkney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. The Park is historically significant as the site of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898.
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to the south because of its distance from the city, the Miller Park neighborhood rebounded, quickly developing with upper-middle-class homes surrounding the perimeter of the park.
Omaha State Senator
Lowen Kruse is a past president of the Miller Park-Minne Lusa Neighborhood Association.
[(nd]
Lowen Kruse
website. Retrieved 6/11/07.
Miller Park
American Family Field is a retractable roof stadium used primarily for baseball. It is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 and Brewers Boulevard. It is the home of Major League Baseball's Milwauk ...
was established in 1891 after George Miller failed to locate the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Co ...
there two years before. He convinced the city of Omaha to build
Omaha's Prettiest Mile Boulevard to the park the following year, which later became known as Florence Boulevard.
Fort Omaha
The Miller Park neighborhood is home to the
Fort Omaha Historic District. Inside the Fort there are dozens of historical buildings, with the Guard House designated by the City of Omaha as an Omaha Landmark, and the General Crook House listed independently on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
See also
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Miller Park (North Omaha)
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Miller Park Elementary School
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Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church
Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church was a member of the Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church that was operated from the 1890s into the 2000s. The former congregation's church is located at 2319 Ogden Street in the Miller Park neig ...
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Neighborhoods of North Omaha, Nebraska
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History of Omaha
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Co ...
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Architecture of North Omaha, Nebraska Architecture in Omaha, Nebraska, represents a range of cultural influences and social changes occurring from the late 19th century to present.
Background
The area comprising modern-day North Omaha is home to a variety of important examples of pop ...
External links
Miller Park Neighborhood Associationwebsite.
Historic photoof Miller Park.
Miller Park PavilionPhoto of Miller Park Leisure PoolHistoric postcardof the local Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church
References
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Neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska
History of North Omaha, Nebraska
Historic districts in Omaha, Nebraska