Potter's Field was purchased by the City of Omaha in 1887 and it served as the final resting spot for many. As of 1957 the city paid for burial plots in local cemeteries. Will Brown, who was lynched in 1919 is buried here. Over half buried here were infants with over 3000 total in the 70 years buried.
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| This memorial lists all those buried here. |
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| Will Brown gravesite is to the south of the flag pole on the hlll. |
The Florence Mill was first built while members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints occupied Winter Quarters in 1846 as they waited to continue their journey to the West. Brigham Young ordered it be built. Other people ran the mill after the Mormons abandoned the area.
Florence Bank was constructd in 1856 after the bank was charted by Nebraska Territory. It included a steel lined vault with the walls of the safe being three feet thick. The family that ran the bank lived upstairs. This bank was a wildcat bank and was injured by the financial crisis of 1857 and finally closed in 1859. Subsequently used for many businesses, including another bank.
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| Hat and suit from 1856 wedding |
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| The bank served as a telephone exchange for a time. |
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| The safe |
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| bank teller |
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| artwork that lines the stairs |
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| This plaque mentions Brigham Young, but no clue as to what it refers. |
