Chalk Cliff and Republican River

The Chalk Cliff and Republican River is a conservation area in Webster County, Nebraska near Red Cloud, Nebraska which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Chalk Cliff and Republican River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Red Cloud, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°03′43″N 98°31′23″W
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
MPS	Willa Cather TR
NRHP reference No.	82004919[1]
Added to NRHP	August 11, 1982

It preserves a landscape area written about by Willa Cather.

Included are "chalk cliffs", which are exposed bluffs along the south edge of the Republican River, and a portion of the river.[2]

It is located 1 mile south of Red Cloud.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Willa Cather Thematic Group: Sites in Webster County Nebraska Inventory: Chalk Cliff and Republican River". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved December 13, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1978