Flagstaff, 1890
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NevaP
N 42° 40.109 W 103° 28.014
13T E 625631 N 4725140
This marker by the flag pole is one of many historical markers in Fort Robinson State Park.
Waymark Code: WM4HR1
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2008
Views: 15
The Text of the marker reads:
This flagstaff, 105 feet high, is constructed of metal pipe with a ladder and crow's nest for buglers. It was originally on the other side of the 1905 headquarters near the highway, having replaced an earlier flagstaff blown down by an 1889 windstorm. In 1930, after runaway mules felled the flagpole, the commanding officer ordered it relocated here. Sergeant John Kailey, with the longest service record at the garrison, hoisted the flag for the first time, on Washington's birthday, 1876.
Nebraska State Historical Society
Ft. Robinson
Dawes County
Marker 275
Marker Name: Flagstaff, 1890
Roadside: no
Other: yes
Web Address if available:: [Web Link]
City: Not Listed
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