Near Melbeta in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Ficklin Springs Pony Express Station
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014
1. Ficklin Springs Pony Express Station Marker
Ficklin Springs Pony Express
Station and Old Coad Ranch
North 20Ί East 450 feet
Erected by Daughters of the American Revolution, Katahdin Chapter & American Pioneer Trails Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Pony Express National Historic Trail series lists.
Location. 41° 47.366′ N, 103° 32.018′ W. Marker is near Melbeta, Nebraska, in Scotts Bluff County. It is on Nebraska Route 92 near County Road 29, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gering NE 69341, 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, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rebecca Winters (approx. 5.7 miles away); Winters (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Road to Zion (approx. 5.7 miles away); A Grand & Splendid Formation (approx. 5.7 miles away); Scottsbluff Army Air Field (approx. 6.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014
2. Ficklin Springs Pony Express Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
