Nebraska
This Day in History – December 2: The Morton’s first home built in 1854
December 2, 1854 – Now a Nebraska icon, the family who started Arbor Lodge, got its start in Nebraska in December 1854.
J. Sterling and Caroline Morton arrived in Nebraska and built a log cabin in Bellevue.
The family later moved to Nebraska City where they built a frame home.
After J. Sterling died in 1902, his son remodeled the home to create the now famous Arbor Lodge.
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