Bridgeport in Morrill County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Oregon Trail

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023

1. Oregon Trail Marker

Inscription. Oregon
Trail
Marked by
the State of
Nebraska
1912

Erected 1912 by State if Nebraska.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 41° 40.196′ N, 103° 8.797′ W. Marker is in Bridgeport, Nebraska, in Morrill County. It can be reached from US Highway 26 (State Highway 92) 2.4 miles west of Main Street (Gold Rush Highway) (U.S. 385), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located in the Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeport NE 69336, 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,

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 6

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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated to the Unknown Soldier (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Clarke Bridge and Sidney-Black Hills Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bridgeport, Nebraska (approx. 2½ miles away); Dedicated to the Early Pioneers (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mormon Pioneer Camp (approx. 2.7 miles away); Guiding Landmarks (approx. 4.6 miles away); Courthouse and Jail Rocks (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023

2. Oregon Trail Marker

(Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in background)

Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023

3. Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery

(looking south from US Highway 26 • marker visible on far right)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.