Gering in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014

1. Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station Marker

Inscription. The Pony Express passed here 1860-1861. Scott’s Bluff station was located 2 1/2 miles northwest of Mitchell pass, near the site of the later Fort Mitchell. There were others stations at Courthouse Rock, Chimney Rock, Ficklin’s Springs, and Horse Creek.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail series list.

Location. 41° 49.701′ N, 103° 42.432′ W. Marker is in Gering, Nebraska, in Scotts Bluff County. It can be reached from Old Oregon Trail Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 190276 Old Oregon Trail Road, 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 walking distance of this marker: Choices (about 300 feet away); A Transportation Corridor (approx. 0.2 miles away); History Lives on in Art (approx. 0.4 miles away); Assistance on the Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Sea of Grass (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Landscape Changed Forever

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Before the Wagons (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gering.

Other markers no longer nearby. Oregon Trail (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Traces of the Trail (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Bullwhackers (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); Scotts Bluff (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed); Pony Express (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Overland Experience (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This marker is located near the Scott's Bluff Visitors Center.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014

2. Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014

3. Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station Marker

Scott's Bluff image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014

4. Scott's Bluff

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.