Red Cloud in Webster County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cottonwood Tree - 1871

Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015

1. Cottonwood Tree - 1871 Marker

Inscription. This cottonwood was planted in front of the first business in this location, the Taylor Hotel, a log building which catered to buffalo hunters. The upper one half story was a dormitory and in the lower level their food was served. The menu featured mush and buffalo meat.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks.

Location. 40° 5.323′ N, 98° 31.226′ W. Marker is in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of W. 4th Avenue (U.S. 136) and N. Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east on W. 4th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Cloud NE 68970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills,

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cather Childhood Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Red Cloud (about 500 feet away); Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Department Bell (about 500 feet away); Grace Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away); Webster County (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Burlington Depot (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Cloud.

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Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015

2. Cottonwood Tree - 1871 Marker

So, Where is the Tree?? image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015

3. So, Where is the Tree??

William Kathman, lifelong resident of the Superior area, says that the tree was where the lighter colored patch is in the sidewalk now.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.