Scottsbluff in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Oregon Trail
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
1. Oregon Trail Marker
the State of
Nebraska
1912
Trail passed
37 feet north
of this Point.
Mitchell
Pass
Erected by State of Nebraska.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 41° 49.905′ N, 103° 42.799′ W. Marker is in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, in Scotts Bluff County. It can be reached from Old Oregon Trail, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in Scotts Bluff National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsbluff NE 69361, 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: History Lives on in Art (about 400 feet away); Assistance on the Trail (about 400 feet away); A Transportation Corridor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Choices (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Landscape Changed Forever (approx. Ύ mile away); Before the Wagons (approx. Ύ mile away); The Many Faces of the Trail (approx. Ύ mile away).
Other markers no longer nearby. The Bullwhackers (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed);
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
2. Oregon Trail Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
3. Oregon Trail Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
4. Oregon Trail Marker at Mitchell Pass
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
5. On the Oregon Trail
A team of oxen pull a covered wagon along the Oregon Trail near the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 854 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
