Pioneers Park

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

One of 110 National Register listings published here for Lancaster County · listed in 1993 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Jct of W. Van Dorn and Coddington Sts., Lincoln, 68522
When was it listed? June 1993
Category. district
Precinct. Yankee Hill precinct
National Register reference number. 93000538 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

12 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Pioneers Park between 2008 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	7
Recreation and ceremony	3
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
20 September 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
21 April 2020	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
2 April 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
8 March 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
30 March 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
22 March 2015	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
12 March 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
12 March 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Lancaster County

Storms near this property

60 of 170 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln, the town this property stands in, in 170 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 99 hail, 56 thunderstorm wind, 8 lightning, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1996	Lightning	Lincoln	1 hurt	no account filed
August 2006	Lightning	Lincoln	$225,000	A lightning strike caused a fire and over $200,000 damage to a laundry facility near 20th and J Streets in Lincoln. The lightning struck the roof next to the east wall and smoldered for several hours before being noticed. Most of the damage was confined to the east side of the roof of the building.
August 2003	Lightning	Lincoln	$90,000	Lightning caused around 90,000 dollars in smoke, fire and electrical damage to 3 businesses southwest of Lincoln.
August 1996	Flash Flood	Lincoln	$60,000	no account filed
July 1997	Lightning	Lincoln	$25,000	Lightning struck a house causing the roof to catch on fire.
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	$20,000	no account filed
September 1995	Hail	Lincoln	$20,000	no account filed
May 1996	Lightning	Lincoln	$12,000	no account filed
May 1996	Lightning	Lincoln	$9,000	no account filed
May 2004	Lightning	Lincoln	$6,000	A lightning strike caused fire in an attic and top floor of a house in Lincoln.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	$5,000	Roof blown off a building
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	$5,000	Large tree branch fell on a home.
May 1996	Lightning	Lincoln	$400	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Lincoln	-	Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter near Lincoln, NE.
May 2025	Hail	Lincoln	-	Public report received via social media of hail estimated up to 1 in diameter.
September 2025	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Emergency manager report of hail estimated at nickel to quarter-sized in diameter.
April 2024	Hail	Lincoln	-	As a supercell moved northeast through Lancaster county, the office received multiple public reports on the northwest side of Lincoln of hail ranging from quarter to golf ball sized.
April 2024	Funnel Cloud	Lincoln	-	A trained spotter called into the office to report a funnel cloud over downtown Lincoln.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	The office received a public report of large tree branches down in Lincoln.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	A large tree was reported down on Normal Boulevard, just north of South Street.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	The office received a report of a gas station awning blown down.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	The office received a public report of numerous large trees split and limbs down.
July 2023	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Public reported 1-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Public reported 1-inch hail.
June 2022	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Report received for 1.25 inch hail.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	Report from mping reported 3 inch tree limbs broken.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	ASOS station at Lincoln Airport reported 69 mph wind.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	Emergency manager reported that there were nearly 100 calls to Lincoln Forestry for tree damage.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	Public sent pictures via social media of 8-12 inch diameter branches down near 70th St and Lincolnshire Rd in Lincoln.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	ASOS at Lincoln Airport measured wind at 67 mph.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Emergency management reported significant number of power outages in Lincoln due to downed power lines.
April 2020	Hail	Lincoln	-	Public, via an image, reported 2 inch hailsouth of Yankee Hill Road on 70th Street in Lincoln.
May 2019	Flash Flood	West Lincoln	-	Several intersections are flooded. At least one with water up to the headlights of vehicles.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	Large tree branches broken by damaging winds near 35th and Vine Streets in Lincoln.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A power outage was reported at 31St and Merrill.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the city.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Large tree limbs down east of downtown Lincoln.
May 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Quarter size hail reported at 40th and Old Cheney Road.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincoln	-	A possible microburst occurred in central part of Lincoln. There were numerous large trees and power lines downed by the wind event. About 15,000 customers lost power from the storm.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A 59 MPH wind gust was reported at Lincoln Airport.
June 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Also 60 mph wind was reported at the same location.
June 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	One inch hail at AT 48th St. AND Highway 2. Sixty mph winds were also reported at the same location.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down in Lincoln.
April 2016	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Several reports of large hail and gusty winds were received from Lincoln. The hail size ranged from nickel size to ping pong ball.
May 2015	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail was falling near Memorial Stadium.
September 2015	Hail	Lincoln	-	The public reported the hail at 56th and O Streets in Lincoln.
September 2015	Hail	Lincoln	-	Numerous reports of large hail, some as big a tennis balls were received, mainly from social media, but also from spotters within the city of Lincoln. The largest hail fell on the southeast side of the city.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed some trees or caused tree damage in the Lincoln area knocking the power out for some LES customers.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust at 75 mph about 1.5 miles east of the Lincoln airport. The strong winds downed trees in the area.
May 2014	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported about 1.5 miles east of the airport.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A trained spotter estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph.
October 2013	Hail	Lincoln	-	Hail up to half dollar-size fell over parts of Lincoln. In some cases the hail covered the ground.
May 2013	Hail	Lincoln	-	Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell across parts of Lincoln from the first supercell thunderstorm that tracked across the city this evening. Among areas that received the large hail from this first storm included the North Bottoms neighborhood near 9th and Charleston, near Coddington and South Streets and at least one location in southwest Lincoln.
May 2012	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported at the Lincoln Airpark.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A thunderstorm gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Lincoln airport. The strong winds downed some tree limbs which in turned brought down a few power lines in the Lincoln area. More than 450 LES customers lost power.
April 2012	Flash Flood	West Lincoln	-	Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches caused flash flooding across several streets in Lincoln and also along Antelope Creek. Damage was apparently minimal.
September 2012	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail up to 1.50 inches was reported at 70th and A Street in Lincoln.
August 2011	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Near 58th and R Streets.
April 2011	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail up to quarter-size almost covered the ground completely across mainly northern Lincoln. This report was near 27th and Superior Streets.

Every storm recorded in Lancaster County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Beal Slough Bridge	2.8 miles	1992
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Steam Locomotive No. 710	2.9 miles	1997
Robbers' Cave	3.1 miles	2020
South Bottoms Historic District	3.2 miles	1986
Albert Watkins House	3.3 miles	1989
James D. Calhoun House	3.4 miles	2002

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 93000538 in Record Group 79.
Lancaster County	All 110 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.