Near Bertrand in Phelps County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Oregon Trail
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 24, 2026
1. Oregon Trail Marker
To the frontier men and women who lost their lives by hostile Indians in the Plum Creek Massacre Aug. 7, 1864
Erected 1930 by Phelps Co.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1864.
Location. 40° 40.353′ N, 99° 36.348′ W. Memorial is near Bertrand, Nebraska, in Phelps County. It is on B Road north of Local Road 748, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10263 B Rd, Bertrand NE 68927, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pony Express (here, next to this marker); Historic Plum Creek History (here, next to this marker); Historic Plum Creek Cemetery Information & Directory
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. The Plum Creek Massacre (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Plum Creek Massacre Site (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 45 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on March 1, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
