Near Trenton in Hitchcock County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Old Texas Ogallala Trail
1869 - 1885
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2014
1. Old Texas Ogallala Trail Marker
Erected 1934 by Nebraska State Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 40° 10.7′ N, 101° 2.131′ W. Marker is near Trenton, Nebraska, in Hitchcock County. It is on State Highway 34 near County Route 363, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trenton NE 69044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 4 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Massacre Canyon (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Leavenworth and Pikes Peak Express (approx. 10.8 miles away); Culbertson (approx. 11.1 miles away); Prisoners of War in Hitchcock County (approx. 12½ miles away).
More about this marker. This marker is about a mile west of the intersection of US 34 and SR 25.
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2014
2. Old Texas Ogallala Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
