York in York County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Nebraska City Cut-Off of the Oregon Trail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012

1. Nebraska City Cut-Off of the Oregon Trail Marker

Inscription. This boulder marks
the
Nebraska City Cut-Off
of
the Oregon Trail

Erected 1928 by David Bryant Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Oregon Trail series lists.

Location. 40° 51.553′ N, 97° 35.596′ W. Marker is in York, Nebraska, in York County. It is on Lincoln Avenue south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Beaver Creek Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 South Lincoln Avenue, York NE 68467, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 4 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: York County Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County (approx. 1.8 miles away); Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cut-Off (approx. 3.2 miles away); Nebraska's I-80 Bicentennial Sculptures (approx. 3.2 miles away); Moving People and Goods on the Overland Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Purple Heart (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cut-Off (approx. 3.7 miles away); Indians of Nebraska (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

Also see . . .
1. Oregon National Historic Trail. (Submitted on December 22, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Oregon-California Trails Association. (Submitted on December 22, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012

2. Nebraska City Cut-Off of the Oregon Trail Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012

3. Nebraska City Cut-Off of the Oregon Trail Marker

Looking SW with Beaver Creek in background

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,281 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.