Difference between revisions of "Nebraska Historical Marker: Nebraska City - Fort Kearny Cutoff (Lancaster)"
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13909 SW 100th St, Crete, Lancaster County, Nebraska | 13909 SW 100th St, Crete, Lancaster County, Nebraska | ||
| − | View this marker's location '''[https:// | + | View this marker's location '''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B041'39.5%22N+96%C2%B051'24.2%22W/@40.694296,-96.857284,223m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.694296!4d-96.856716?hl=en 40.694296, -96.856716]''' |
View a map of all Nebraska historical markers, '''[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/index.shtml Browse Historical Marker Map]''' | View a map of all Nebraska historical markers, '''[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/index.shtml Browse Historical Marker Map]''' | ||
==Marker Text== | ==Marker Text== | ||
| − | ''Thousands of oxen-drawn wagons passed here from 1860 | + | ''Thousands of oxen-drawn wagons passed here from 1860 to 1867, before completion of the Union Pacific Railroad across Nebraska. Carrying military and mining supplies, and emigrants moving west, they cut deep ruts across the tallgrass prairie and at Spring Creek fording sites. The cutoff was the shortest route from the Missouri River to Fort Kearny, where several overland trails merged, and one of Nebraska's most important historic roads. The still-visible ruts are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. |
==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 21 February 2017
Location
13909 SW 100th St, Crete, Lancaster County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 40.694296, -96.856716
View a map of all Nebraska historical markers, Browse Historical Marker Map
Marker Text
Thousands of oxen-drawn wagons passed here from 1860 to 1867, before completion of the Union Pacific Railroad across Nebraska. Carrying military and mining supplies, and emigrants moving west, they cut deep ruts across the tallgrass prairie and at Spring Creek fording sites. The cutoff was the shortest route from the Missouri River to Fort Kearny, where several overland trails merged, and one of Nebraska's most important historic roads. The still-visible ruts are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Further Information
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Marker program
See the Nebraska Historical Marker Program for more information.
