Gibson Bend

Gibson Bend, a Missouri River meander at Omaha on the Iowa-Nebraska line, was significant both in early exploration and in the city’s riverfront history. Lewis and Clark recorded a large concentration of Indian mounds there ten miles above the Platte River, and Clark’s map suggested an ancient Otoe village, but later regrading and terracing destroyed the archaeological deposits. The bend also gave its name to a historic Omaha neighborhood that grew near Gibson Station, where Mexican families settled between 1895 and 1920. Railroad industry, flood control works, bridge construction, and later Interstate 80 gradually erased the community, leaving no visible remnants.

Nebraska · United States