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Fontenelle Forest

Fontenelle Forest Historic District
Boardwalk running through woods in fall; wooden picnic table and wood display structures beside trail
Boardwalk trail on upper level of Fontenelle Forest, near visitor center
Located at eastern edge of Nebraska
Located at eastern edge of Nebraska
LocationBellevue, Nebraska
Coordinates41°10′48″N 95°55′4″W / 41.18000°N 95.91778°W / 41.18000; -95.91778
NRHP reference No.74001139[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1974[2]

Fontenelle Forest is a 1,500-acre (6 km2) forest, located in Bellevue, Nebraska. Its visitor features include hiking trails, a nature center, children's camps, a gift shop, and picnic facilities. The forest is listed as a National Natural Landmark[3] and a National Historic District. The forest includes hardwood deciduous forest, extensive floodplain, loess hills, and marshlands.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Sarpy County".[usurped] Nebraska State Historical Society.[usurped] Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  3. ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2019. Year designated: 1964

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