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Standing Bear Lake, also known as Dam Site 16, is a park located at 6404 North 132nd street in West Omaha, Nebraska. The park has a lake with boating in the summertime, and ice skating in the winter. The park and recreation area covers about of land surrounding the lake, with a wildlife area is located on the west side of the park.〔("Zorinsky Lake" ), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 3/23/08.〕 == History == Standing Bear Lake park opened in 1977, and includes fishing and boating, trails, and picnic areas.〔("2006parklisting.pdf" ), City of Omaha. Retrieved 3/23/08.〕 Also known as Dam Site 16, the lake was originally built as a dam for flood control on Papillion Creek in the Lower Papio Valley. Recently the Nebraska State Game and Parks Commission added trout fishing to the lake.〔("Midwest Fishing Lake Guide, Standing Bear Lake" ) Gravity One Communications. Retrieved 3/23/08〕 The park is named after Chief Standing Bear, who with his people, was told to leave his homeland along the Niobrara River in northeast Nebraska for Indian Territory in Oklahoma. After finding no supplies in Oklahoma and many of his people dying, including his own son, Standing Bear led 30 members of the Ponca Tribe back to Nebraska. He had to fight for the right to be recognized as a human being and his basic humanity, saying, "I am a man. The same God made us both." 〔(poncacity.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Standing Bear Lake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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