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Aug 7 05:57 UTC 2005

This is a pretty old conference so I don't know if anyone is still reading
it. I am working on my bachelors in computer science and have always loved
history. The community college I went to is in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the
former army fort Fort Omaha. It is from t his fort that the soldiers that went
to relieve Custer after the little big horn left. The old stables are now the
school automotive repair lab. I had programming classes in the old
headquarters building. I used to think about that a lot when we were studying
C++. President Grant and General Sherman both stayed there at one point in
time. General Crook was in charge back then.

The trial of Chief Standing Bear took place in Omaha and it is there that they
imprisoned him and his followers. If you recall, this is the trial where
Native Americans gained status as American citizens.

At one point the base was the main American balloon observation post. During
the Second World War it was a prison camp for Italians.

Anyway, it is a very interesting place that has a history museum on site as
well as historical markers all over the campus. It was a great place to go
to school. It is one of the most beautiful campuses I have ever seen too.

Well, that is it for now I guess. For a guy like me that loves computers and
loves history, this is a great place.
P.S. They say the old campus is haunted. I have heard that on certain nights
you can see soldiers in World War I uniforms marching on the north side of
the campus. They also say the old officers barracks is extremely haunted and
even in the daytime you can hear voices and footsteps when there are no people
there. I did some work study in these buildings and it did seem pretty weird.