Crawford in Dawes County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Adjuncts Office/Guardhouse

Photographed by Connor Olson, May 25, 2021

1. Adjuncts Office/Guardhouse Marker

Inscription. Adjuncts Office, 1874

Guardhouse, 1884

Guardhouse, 1874

Erected by Nebraska State Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 42° 39.897′ N, 103° 27.912′ W. Marker is in Crawford, Nebraska, in Dawes County. It can be reached from Bridges to Buttes Highway (U.S. 20). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3200 US Highway 20, Crawford NE 69339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, on the Northern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crazy Horse (a few steps from this marker); Cavalry Barracks/Cheyenne Outbreak (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Fort Robinson (within shouting distance of this marker); Officers’ Row, 1874-1875 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Flight of the Cheyennes (about 600 feet away); 1909 Brick Barracks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sea Level Bench Mark (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ft. Robinson (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crawford.

Guardhouse (right) Adjuncts Office (center) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, May 25, 2021

2. Guardhouse (right) Adjuncts Office (center)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.