Heritage Trail Walk
A 3.2-mile self-guided trail walk featuring 17 sites highlighting the history of Weeping Water.
UPDATE! 3 NEW SITES ADDED IN JUNE 2024
Grab a map and take a hike through scenic Weeping Water. The self-guided tour takes you to 17 points of historical interest through town. Learn about the brave settler who built the first cabin in the yet-to-be platted town. Walk past the grand home of drug store proprietor and state legislator Stephen Orton. See the site of the former CCC and later German POW Camp. Stroll through the beautiful Oakwood Cemetery and learn about its rich history.
Maps are available at the gazebo on Eldora Avenue, the campground, the city office, or you can download and print a copy here.
As part of the Heritage Trail Walk efforts and thanks to a generous donation by the Rhodes family, the historical society added a lake fountain west of the pedestrian bridge, dedicated to all the early settlers in this area and the members of the Weeping Water Valley Historical Society who help preserve their legacy.
The trail walk was funded by these generous donors:
Major Contributors
Ted & Colleen Hubbard
Futuramic Products
Phil & Linda Rhodes
Phillip & Mary Rhodes
John & Jane Rhodes
Dustin Nelson Family & DnTree LLC
Mary Owens
Richard & Wanda Gibson
John & Jim Wessels
Elizabeth Reissig & Scott Reissig
Don & Diane Jewell
Jon & Suzanne Oliver
Charles & April Cover
JSM Concrete/March Family
Kevin Brack
Tim Michelsen
Tom & Dianne Sorensen
Gayle & Yvonne Meeske
Pioneers ($250)
Mike & Laurie Barrett
Bill & Doris Duff
Terry & Sharon Heneger
Doris & Jim Hohman
Mike Kindle
Barbara Neeman
Bill & Betty Neumeister
The Nutter Family in memory of Will Nutter
Jim & Ressa Patton
Randall & Candace Rehmeier
Joanne & Myron Richardson
Don & Marge Roche
Renee Sheehan & Wes Redden
Sharon Sheehan
Southeast Nebraska Dental Group
Chuck & Marilyn Spohr
Renee Thakur
Wade Insurance Agency
Alan Wiles Family
Scott & Debra Wilson
Shelly & Rick Wilson
Trailblazers ($100)
Sharon Crosby
Alan Frenzel
Betty & Ray Harms
Keckler Oil Company
Joan Lewis
Randall & Donna Mehlin
Robert Meisinger
Bonnie & Steve Meyer
Wayne & Norma Rupp
Pathfinders ($50)
Shirley & Nat Adamonis
Amanda Bowser
Ray Frew
Brenda & Scott Hanson
Sherry Kunz
Arvin Patton
Jackie Roberts
Pam & Ron Taylor
