I don’t remember when I first heard about the Grand Duke Alexis’ visit. It happened in the area where I grew up, so I took it for granted, just like I did Buffalo Bill Cody. We tend to do that with familiar things; fall to recognize their importance because they become part of our every day lives. The “Grand Duke Alexis” wasn’t part of my every day life, but the idea that the area in which I grew up had any real historical importance was (and still is somewhat) hard to fathom. There’s just not much there other than canyons, hills, great beef and farmland.
Nebraska Historical Markers: The Grand Duke Alexis
