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CALDWELL ST.
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Smith
Samuel Caldwell arrived in Omaha in 1859, going on to become a
leading figure in Omaha’s financial affairs. He created a firm that
later merged with the United States National Bank, was an
incorporator and president of the Southwestern Railroad Company, a
participant in the building of the Grand Central Hotel, and a
founding member of Omaha’s Circulating Library. He served as mayor
in 1871. |
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CALIFORNIA ST.
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California
Street is said to have been so named because gold seekers, on their
way to California, landed near the foot of this street upon crossing
the Missouri River. |
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CALHOUN ST.
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National
figure John C. Calhoun served as Vice President under both
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. He also served as a
Congressman, U.S. Senator, Secretary of War and Secretary of State.
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, is named in his honor. |
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CAPITOL AVE.
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The
main approach to the old territorial capitol was a road leading from
the Missouri River to the Capitol building at the top of a hill
— thus the name “Capitol
Avenue.” |
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CARTER ST.
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O.M. Carter was a president of the American Loan & Trust Co. and
vice president of the Nebraska Central Railroad Company. Some
sources claim the street was named for Levi Carter, founder
of Carter White Lead Company, for whom Carter Lake is named. |
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CASS ST.
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General
Lewis Cass of Michigan was a politician, statesman, and military
officer. For eighteen years he was governor of the territory of
Michigan, going on to become President Buchanan’s Secretary of State
and Andrew Jackson’s Secretary of War. He also served as a diplomat
and as a U.S. Senator.
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CASTELAR ST.
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Born in
Cadiz, Spain, Emilio Castelar participated in an unsuccessful
uprising in 1866. He fled to France, but returned to Spain two
years later as a republican leader when Queen Isabella II was
deposed. Journalist, statesman and orator, he is remembered as
having “the soul of Don Quixote in the body of Sancho Panza.” Why
a street is named after him is unknown. |
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CHARLES ST.
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Charles
was the given name of Charles W. Hamilton, the postmaster of
Omaha for forty-seven days in 1859. A financier and Grand Hotel
backer, he was president of the U.S. National Bank in 1896. |
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CLARK ST.
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This
street’s origin has backers in two camps. Some claim it was named
for S.H. Clark, who worked as superintendent and general manager of
the Union Pacific Railroad. The street may have been named for
Captain William Clark of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
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CLARKSON AVE.
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Bishop
Robert H. Clarkson, when consecrated as the Bishop of Nebraska
and North Dakota, moved from Chicago to Omaha where he resided for
the rest of his life. Clarkson Hospital is named for him. |
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CLAY ST.
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Henry Clay was a Senator
from Kentucky and a leading statesman, orator and unsuccessful
presidential candidate. He was
known as the Great Compromiser because of his success in brokering
compromises on the slavery issue, such as the Missouri Compromise.
In 1957 a Senate committee chaired by John F. Kennedy, named Clay as
one of the five greatest Senators in American history. |
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CORBY ST.
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Joseph
O. Corby, a brick mason and contractor, was a member of the City
Council in 1881. |
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ED CREIGHTON
AVE.
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Edward
Creighton made a fortune constructing the Pacific Telegraph
line. He was an investor in the freighting business between Omaha,
Denver and Salt Lake City, and served the Omaha Northwestern
Railroad. His widow, Mary, bequeathed $50,000 to establish Creighton
University in 1878. |
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JOHN A. CREIGHTON
BLVD.
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Count
John A, Creighton arrived on Omaha with his brother Edward in
1856. He was president of the United National Bank at the time of
death in 1907. Many Omaha charities benefited from his philanthropy,
as did Creighton University. The J.C. Creighton Medical College and
St. Joseph Hospital are examples of his generosity. In recognition
of his philanthropy, he was made a Count of the Papal Court. |
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CUMING ST.
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Thomas B. Cuming was appointed secretary of the Nebraska
Territory in 1854 and became acting governor when Francis Burt died
just a few days after his arrival. Cuming convened the first
territorial legislature of Nebraska in Omaha, thus making Omaha the
capital, much to the dismay of its neighboring competitor, Bellevue. |
