Sites & Attractions
Army of the
Republic
(GAR) built
the hall in
1887 as the
Phil Kearney
Post No. 7,
a meeting
place for
Union
veterans and their auxiliary. Call for more
information, gallery exhibits, special events
and rentals. Open Monday - Friday 1-5 p.m.
and Saturday 1-3 p.m. Admission is free. The
gallery is handicap accessible.
Gavins Point Dam
Free
Four miles West on Highway 52
(402) 667-2546
www.nwo.usace.army.mil/gavinspoint
Gavins
Point Dam,
located on
the Missouri
River, was
completed
in 1957 as
part of the
Pick-Sloan
Plan. The dam and power plant are operated
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Tour the
power plant and learn how it operates. See
the generators in action! Open Memorial Day
through Labor Day, Monday – Friday 8-4 p.m.
Tours available to civic and school groups off
season by appointment. No purses, bags,
cameras, cell phones, food or drink allowed
in the power plant. IDs are required for those
17 and older.
Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery Free
& Aquarium
31227 436th Avenue
(3 miles West on Hwy. 52) • (605) 665-3352
www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/fisheries/
gavinspoint.php
Built in
1960 on the
Missouri
River, the
hatchery has
produced
over five
billion fish
for release in Midwestern waters. In the cool,
softly lit surrounds of the aquarium, visitors
become part of the aquatic environment
as fish and turtles swim within 13 tanks.
Exhibits, displays and aquatic animals
located in the aquarium building explain
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