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Historical Markers in Gering, Nebraska
Gering is the county seat for Scotts Bluff County
1 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — A Landmark for the Ages From prehistoric times to the present, people have used this geologic edifice as a waypoint. Scotts Bluff National Monument — |
2 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — A Landscape Changed Forever Some called it "The Great American Desert" Scotts Bluff National Monument, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
3 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — A Sea of Grass Scotts Bluff National Monument — |
4 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — A Transportation Corridor Traffic moved both east and west along the trails. — |
5 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Assistance on the Trail Soldiers were not always available to help travelers. — |
6 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Before the Wagons The bluffs as a landmark and lookout Scotts Bluff National Monument, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
7 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Choices What route would you take? Scotts Bluff National Monument — |
8 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Eroding Landmark Little by little, Scotts Bluff is eroding away — |
9 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — History Lives on in Art William Henry Jackson slept here. Scotts Bluff National Monument — |
10 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Oregon Trail Emigrants reached Scotts Bluff after a long journey across the plains Reported permanently removed |
11 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Oregon Trail Memorial — |
12 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Pierre Papin Grave — |
13 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Pony Express Daring riders sped the mail from Missouri to California in ten days Reported permanently removed |
14 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Portal to the West A welcome landmark Scotts Bluff National Monument — |
15 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Remnant Highlands These bluffs are isolated remnants of the ancient high plains — |
16 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Replica of the Statue of Liberty — |
17 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Robedeau Trading Post — |
18 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Robidoux Pass — |
19 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Robidoux Trading Post — |
20 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Robidoux Trading Post — |
21 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Saddle Rock Trail Try this Cliffside walk for a closer look at Scotts Bluff — |
22 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Scotts Bluff The Oregon Trail passed through here in the 1850s Reported permanently removed |
23 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Scotts Bluff Famous landmark on the Oregon Trail 1840-1860 Reported permanently removed |
24 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station — |
25 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — The Bullwhackers Ox-drawn wagons carried freight here in the 1860a and 70s Reported permanently removed |
26 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — The Many Faces of the Trail The bluffs have witnessed a wide variety of travelers. Scotts Bluff National Monument, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
27 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — The Overland Experience Emigrants reached Scotts Bluff after nearly two months on the plains Reported permanently removed |
28 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — The Platte River Road Boulder Fountain — |
29 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — The River Route The Oregon and Mormon Trails paralleled the North Platte River — |
30 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — The Way West After leaving Scotts Bluff, wagon trains headed toward the mountains — |
31 ► Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Gering — Traces of the Trail The Oregon Trail passed here in the 1850s Reported permanently removed |