Bellevue Cemetery is one of the oldest in the State of Nebraska. The last of the full-blooded chiefs of the Omaha tribe, Ong-pa-tong-ga, "Big Elk," is buried in this cemetery.

Visit the Sarpy County website's page on Bellevue Cemetery.


 
The historical marker at the entrance to the cemetery

 


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