The Evelyn Sharp historical marker at Evelyn Sharp Airfield in Ord honors the aviator who grew up in Ord and became the first woman airmail pilot in the United States.

Marker erected in 1904 at the old Red Willow town site for the county's first homestead filing, January 10, 1872.

History Nebraska marker No. 14 near Maxwell on the 1863–1880 frontier fort south of the Platte.

Markers at a NE 92 pullout for Fort Mitchell (1864–c. 1867), the sod Army post that guarded the trail; the site itself is private land. National Register 1978.

Roadside marker west of Stockville on the county seat, the Cut-off Oglala and the frontiersmen of the Medicine.

State historical marker at Benkelman on Lt. Col. George A. Custer's 1867 camp in the area.

Farm of Willa Cather's uncle and aunt, the setting of One of Ours; National Register, private.

Marked grave of a young 49er who died of cholera on the Oregon-California Trail in 1849, in a pasture north of Fairbury with trail ruts nearby.

Historical marker at the Swedish Heritage Center in Oakland honoring Val Peterson, governor of Nebraska 1947–53, born in Oakland in 1903.

State marker (No. 317) in St. Paul for Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, born near Elba, who lived and died in St. Paul.