Four Counties: Deuel County, NE
N 41° 00.142 W 102° 03.095
13T E 747973 N 4543208
Deuel County is located northwest of the corner of Colorado.
Waymark Code: WMJ452
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2013
Views: 10
DEUEL COUNTY, NEBRASKA The southeast corner of the Nebraska Panhandle was organized November 6, 1888 from a part of Cheyenne County. Deuel County has two incorporated towns, Chappell, the county seat and Big Springs. Before 1850 Teton Sioux Indians camped on the banks of the South Platte River, with their chief Red Cloud. California and Pony Express trails followed the Platte River into Colorado and up the Lodgepole Creek. Union Pacific Railroad reached Big Springs on 6/29/1867, using water from the spring in their steam locomotives until 1950. Homesteaders built sod homes on the prairie, hauling water from the spring which never went dry even through dry years. Natural gas production became an important industry. Major agricultural industries are wheat, cattle, corn, beets and beans. The spirit that has presided over her destiny throughout her history as part of the frontier has been that of the pioneer.
Erected by Deuel County Historical Society and The Nebraska State Historical Society September 24, 1976
The northeast corner of Colorado is monumented in the center of a weather-worn granite post at N 41° W 102°03'. The post is embedded in a concrete pad and surrounded by a wrought iron fence. The monument contains directional arrows and various historical plaques from each of the four surrounding counties—Sedgwick (CO), Perkins (NE), Keith (NE) and Deuel (NE).
To reach the monument, go south from Big Springs, NE on SH 25B (I-80 exit 107). Continue on county road 209 for about 3 miles to county road 36.3 (border of Colorado and Nebraska). Follow this road to the east until it ends at a T-intersection at the northeasternmost corner of Colorado.
Marker Name: Deuel County, Nebraska
City: no
Roadside: no
Other: yes
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Visit Instructions: Post Pictures: 1. Close up of historical marker 2. Picture of surrounding area (would prefer to have the marker in the picture also). Thanks!
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