Roscoe near Ogallala in Keith County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Alkalie Original Station

— In Search of the Pony Express —

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 27, 2024

1. Alkalie Original Station Marker

Inscription. Alkalie Original Station
April 3, 1860- November 20, 1861

Erected 2021 by Pony Express Trail Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1860.

Location. 41° 7.631′ N, 101° 31.134′ W. Marker is near Ogallala, Nebraska, in Keith County. It is in Roscoe. It is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 1.4 miles east of East County Road 15, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1205 Lincoln Hwy, Ogallala NE 69153, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alkali Station

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(a few steps from this marker); Ash Hollow (approx. 4.4 miles away); Ogallala and the Platte Valley (approx. 4.4 miles away); Court House Rock, Chimney Rock and Scott’s Bluffs (approx. 4½ miles away); Escape of the Northern Cheyenne (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gills Added Station (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Great Platte River Road (approx. 10.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Great Platte River Road (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogallala.

Alkalie Original Station Marker next to Alkali Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 27, 2024

2. Alkalie Original Station Marker next to Alkali Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.