Dawson County Historical Society Muesum

Willow Island Depot and 1903 Baldwin Locomotive #485 in background. 1930’s Lexington Fire Department fire truck and old farm machinery in foreground. The Depot is open to the public.

Daniel and Louisa Freeman, first settlers of Plum Creek, now known as Lexington, Nebraska.

Military Hall of Honor display

The Reed Schoolhouse, a one-room school house, once located in rural Dawson County, sits outside the Dawson County Museum next to the Fairhaven Baptist Church. Both are open to the public

The Dawson County Museum’s art gallery

Lincoln Highway display with 1932 Ford Roadster

Log Cabin, one of the outbuildings/display on the museum property