Moses and Eliza Merrill came to the Bellevue area in 1835 to establish a Baptist Mission. They were the first Christian missionaries to come to Nebraska. The mission was established three miles west of Bellevue. The government provided a log cabin and school. It included several more buildings over time including a blacksmith shop. Merrill died in 1840 and was buried in St Mary, across the Missouri from Bellevue. The mission burned and only the chimney remained.
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| picture from Sarpy County museum, |
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| historical plaque near intersection of 75 and 34 |
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