Oregon Trail along North PLatte River near Bayard, NE
N 41° 43.225 W 103° 20.317
13T E 638194 N 4620068
Oregon Trail marker along the Great Platte River Road between Bridgeport and Scottsbluff near Bayard, NE
Waymark Code: WM3T0Q
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2008
Views: 81
Written on the Monument:
OREGON TRAIL
Marked by the State of Nebraska 1912 Chimney Rock
S.51 56 W.90 41 FT.
Road of Trail Name: Oregon Trail
State: Nebraska
County: Morrill
Historical Significance:
Portion of the trail used by immigrants and pioneers traveling from the interior of the United States to the West Coast.
Years in use: 1849-1869
How you discovered it:
Highway pullout with a NE Historic Marker, Pony Express Station momument and this Oregon Trail marker.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
The Oregon Trail (True Books)
Website Explination:
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Why?:
Used primarily to move settlers from eastern USA to the west.
Directions:
Nebraska Highway 92, southwest of Bayard, NE
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Visit Instructions:
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