Fairbury in Jefferson County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Jefferson County Pony Express Stations
The Pony Express
| | 1860:1861 1960:1961 | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
1. Jefferson County Pony Express Stations Marker
These were the four Pony Express Stations in Jefferson County.
Rock Creek Station was the site where Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed David McCanles, July 12, 1861.
Russell, Majors and Waddell operated a daily stage through these stations to Denver and Salt Lake City.
National Pony Express Centennial Association
Dwight D. Eisenhower Chairman
Waddell F. Smith President
Marvin F. Kivett Vice President, Nebraska
Erected by Jefferson County Historical Association; and National Pony Express Centennial Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 12, 1861.
Location. 40° 8.15′ N, 97° 10.825′ W. Marker is in Fairbury, Nebraska, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from 5th Street just west of E Street (568th Avenue), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located near the northeast
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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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Oregon Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Oregon Trail (approx. 3 miles away); Virginia Station (Whiskey Run) (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Smith Limekiln and Limestone House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jansen (approx. 5.9 miles away); Kit Carson Col. John Fremont (approx. 6½ miles away); The Initial Point of the Public Land Surveys of the Sixth Principal Meridian (approx. 13.6 miles away in Kansas). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbury.
Also see . . . Pony Express Division One St. Joseph to Fort Kearny. Big Sandy Station is about three miles east of Alexandria. Sources generally agree about its identity as a Pony Express station, with stagecoaches stopping there as well. Virginia City Station (Whiskey Run) is located four miles north of Fairbury. Rock Creek Station was an important road ranch on the Oregon Trail, first established in 1857 by S. C. Glenn. It was here, on July 12, 1861, that the legendary gunfight
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
2. Pony Express Centennial Medallion
National Pony Express Centennial Association
1860-61 1960-61
St. Joseph to Sacramento
Russell Majors Waddell
Founders Owners Operators
Pony Express
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
3. Jefferson County Pony Express Stations Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
4. Jefferson County Pony Express Stations Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,138 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
