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|  The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
in Nebraska Historical Markers This marker relates history of a vanished railroad line. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/1/2007 last visited: 9/24/2009 |
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|  Fort Kearny, Nebraska
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places In its 23 years as a military post, Fort Kearny came to symbolize westward expansion. It was the first Western military fort of six major forts built to protect emigrants on the Oregon Trail and other western routes. posted by: Rose Red location: Nebraska date listed: 7/4/2007 last visited: 7/9/2008 |
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|  Fort Kearny
in Nebraska Historical Markers This marker is at the site of the first military post established along the route of overland migration. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/17/2008 last visited: 7/9/2008 |
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|  Dobytown
in Nebraska Historical Markers This marker is about a long vanished pioneer town. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/1/2007 last visited: 9/24/2009 |
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|  Great Platte River Road Archway Monument
in Freestanding Arches This massive log archway was installed in grand style one night in 1999 and opened in 2000. Although it straddles I-80, the exit to get to it is several miles west, at exit 272 in Kearney. posted by: Sun Chasers location: Nebraska date listed: 7/23/2008 last visited: 6/29/2006 |
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|  Bridge at The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska
in Orphaned Bridges The pedestrian bridge was located across the road from The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, Nebraska. posted by: Rose Red location: Nebraska date listed: 7/4/2007 last visited: 4/1/2009 |
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|  Covered Wagon at The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska
in Covered Wagons The covered wagon was outside of The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument at Kearney, Nebraska. The other covered wagon was located in the exhibit. posted by: Rose Red location: Nebraska date listed: 12/23/2007 last visited: 4/1/2009 |
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|  Trail Blaze Maze-Kearney Nebraska
in Outdoor Mazes This maze is located at the Great Platte River Road Monument, an historical museum in Kearney, Nebraska. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/16/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Winged Horse, Archway Monument--Kearney Nebraska
in Figurative Public Sculpture The winged sculpture sits atop the north tower of the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument that spans I-80 at mile marker 274. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 8/2/2008 last visited: 4/1/2009 |
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|  Buffalo-Kearney, Nebraska
in Figurative Public Sculpture Large buffalo sculpture stands near front entrance of the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument Musuem in Kearney Nebraska. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/14/2008 last visited: 4/1/2009 |
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|  The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska
in History Museums The Great Platte River Road Archway is a musuem built as an archway that spans Interstate 80 at mile marker 274. You must go 2 miles west to exit at #272. The archway was built to look like a covered bridge. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/30/2008 last visited: 4/1/2009 |
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|  Royal Challenge-Kearney, Nebraska
in Figurative Public Sculpture Smaller sized sculpture of the "Royal Challenge" in front of the Cabela's Store in Kearney, Nebraska. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/14/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Cabela's--World's Foremost Outfitter, Kearney Nebraska
in Outdoor Recreation Stores The Cabela's store in Kearney Nebraska, built in 1987. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/17/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Cabela's Retail Store Kearney Nebraska--Penny Smasher
in Penny Smashers Inside the Cabela's Retail store is this penny smasher. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/15/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Cabela's Retail Store Water Tower, Kearney Nebraska
in Water Towers This water tower is located behind the Cabela's Retail Store in Kearney, Nebraska posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/14/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Lowell, 1872-1972
in Nebraska Historical Markers This marker is about the history of one of the Platte Valley boom towns. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/12/2008 last visited: never |
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|  The Great Platte River Road
in Nebraska Historical Markers A marker telling of travel in this area before the transcontinental railroads. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/1/2007 last visited: 6/3/2009 |
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|  Boot Hill, Lowell, Nebraska
in Nebraska Historical Markers This is a monument to pioneer range war victims. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/12/2008 last visited: 3/24/2008 |
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|  Cowboy Boot
in Realistic Object Sculptures This boot decorates a monument for the "Boot Hill" burial place of range war victims. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/12/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Welcome to Kearney Nebraska-Platte River Road Archway
in Welcome Signs This welcome sign greets visitors as they turn off I-8o at exit #272,for Kearney, Nebraska, heading north into town. The sign gives the quick directions to the Platte River Road Archway, their city's pride and joy museum exhibit. posted by: flowerbear location: Nebraska date listed: 7/13/2008 last visited: 4/1/2009 |
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|  Platte Valley brewing Company
in Brewpubs Nice little Kearney Brewpub posted by: carleenp location: Nebraska date listed: 9/25/2005 last visited: 7/9/2008 |
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|  Historic Kearney
in Nebraska Historical Markers In 1847 Brigham Young led the first migration over the Morman Trail along the north bank of the Platte River, and in 1866 the Union Pacific Railroad pushed its main line westward to this valley, bringing pioneer settlers. posted by: MNSearchers location: Nebraska date listed: 12/29/2006 last visited: 6/3/2009 |
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|  Thunderhead Brewing
in Brewpubs Brewpub in Kearney, Nebraska posted by: carleenp location: Nebraska date listed: 9/25/2005 last visited: 1/2/2010 |
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|  Kearney Centennial Time Capsule
in Time Capsules Found in Kearney Nebraska. posted by: MNSearchers location: Nebraska date listed: 12/30/2006 last visited: 11/9/2007 |
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|  1871-Gibbon-1971
in Nebraska Historical Markers This marker tells the unique and interesting history of the initial settlement of Gibbon, posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date listed: 4/1/2007 last visited: 3/26/2007 |
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