Chimney Rock is one of the most visually striking landmarks in Nebraska, standing out amongst other erosional remnants around it due to its unique shape. It not only served as a profoundly recognizable landmark for easterners traveling into the western U.S., but foretold of the unfamiliar and unnerving landscape these voyagers were entering as well.…
KEARNEY, Neb. (WOWT) – This day in history, in 1998, was a wild day in Kearney — a little bit like the Wild West. A Pony Express rider delivered a letter from President Clinton to a crowd of spectators in Nebraska, congratulating them on what was about to happen: a groundbreaking for a new construction…
With the United States celebrating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it’s a good time to also explore the history of Nebraska. It doesn’t have to mean a visit to a museum. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission operates nine historical parks, with each shedding light on a unique moment in…
he United States of America may be turning 250 years old on the 4th of July, but an 18-month span delivered a large enough piece of history for this country that its still celebrated and re-enacted today. The Pony Express ensured letters would get to their destination in the early days of mail delivery, and…
By Jenju Peters Summer brings several annual traditions to towns across Nebraska, one of which is the National Pony Express Association’s reride. Over ten days which spanned into last week, riders and horses brought a mochila with mail from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento, California. This journey across 8 states by followed the original Pony…
Over ten days which spanned into last week, riders and horses brought a mochila with mail from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento, California. This journey across 8 states followed the original Pony Express trail. The Pony Express was developed in 1860 as a faster way to get mail to the west of the U.S. but…
COZAD — On a back road three miles south of Cozad on Wednesday, the annual Pony Express Re-Ride came through on its journey to Sacramento, California. Pony Express stops outside Cozad on way to California – Lexington Clipper-Herald
FAIRBURY, Neb. (KOLN) – Rock Creek Station State Historical Park preserves three significant chapters of westward expansion history at a single location south of Fairbury. The site marks a major crossing point on the Oregon-California Trail, a Pony Express station and the location of a shootout that made Wild Bill Hickok a famous gunfighter. “We…
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