Near Fairbury in Jefferson County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Virginia Station (Whiskey Run)
The Pony Express
| | 1860:1861 1960:1961 | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
1. Virginia Station (Whiskey Run) Marker
Pony Express riders and Oregon Trail emigrants used Virginia Station, once located near this site. Indians traded for whiskey at the station and harassed the emigrant trains. The whiskey was dumped in a near-by creek, thus dubbing the station Whiskey Run.
National Pony Express Centennial Association
Dwight D. Eisenhower Chairman
Waddell F. Smith President
Marvin F. Kivett Vice President, Nebraska
Erected by Jefferson County Historical Society; and National Pony Express Centennial Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail, and the Pony Express National Historic Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 40° 12.191′ N, 97° 10.828′ W. Marker is near Fairbury, Nebraska, in Jefferson County. It is on 568th Avenue (Nebraska Route 15) 4 miles north of U.S. 136, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in a pull-out on the west
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Smith Limekiln and Limestone House (approx. 2½ miles away); Jefferson County Pony Express Stations (approx. 4.7 miles away); Oregon Trail (approx. 4.7 miles away); Jefferson County Courthouse (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Oregon Trail (approx. 4.9 miles away); Jansen (approx. 5.2 miles away); Kit Carson Col. John Fremont (approx. 8.9 miles away); Plymouth (approx. 12.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbury.
Also see . . . Stations Between St. Joseph & Fort Kearney: Virginia City Station.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
2. Virginia Station (Whiskey Run) Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
3. Pony Express Centennial Medallion
National Pony Express Centennial Association Trail Marker
1860-61 • 1960-61
St. Joseph to Sacramento
Russell • Majors • Waddell
Founders • Owners • Operators
Pony Express
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
4. Adjacent Pony Express Association Marker
AKA: Graysons Whiskey Run
Site located: 400 feet north 34 feet west
Sponsored by: Valdean and Luana Hadfield Family
Jim Stretesky
Pony Express Trail Association
Joe Nardone, Historian
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
5. Adjacent Pony Express Association Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
