From about 1846 until 1872, an Indian "trading house" occupied a site near here. Built by James Bordeaux, the trading station was once attacked and set afire by hostile Crow warriors. Fortunately, some friendly Sioux Indians came to the rescue and . . . — — Map (db m4529) HM
On Gold Rush Highway (U.S. 385) near Country Club Road, on the right when traveling north.
Employees of Lancaster P. Lupton built a trading post on the creek near here in 1841 to trade with the Sioux Indians. From 1842 until at least 1845 this post was managed by Louis B. Chartran, first for Sibille and Adams and later for Pratte & . . . — — Map (db m89344) HM
On U.S. 385 at West 16th Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 385.
Following the 1874 establishment of military posts near the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies for the Oglala and Brule Sioux, the army laid out a forty-two-mile road to transport military and Indian supplies between the agencies and posts.
Oglala . . . — — Map (db m89346) HM
On U.S. 385 at West 16th Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 385.
The Pine Ridge Country of northwestern Nebraska is among the greatest historic places of the nineteenth-century American West. It was long the homeland and hunting grounds of the Lakota (Western Sioux). White fur traders began arriving during . . . — — Map (db m89354) HM
On Gold Rush Byway (U.S. 385) near Crazy Horse Memorial Highway (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Paha Sapa is sacred land of the Lakota that the white man has named Black Hills. We never lived in this place. It is the womb of Mother Earth—the rightful home of birds and animals. We came here only for ceremonies, vision quests and burials. The . . . — — Map (db m173952) HM
On Bordeaux Street at West 2nd Street on Bordeaux Street.
America’s longest horse race began here June 13, 1893. The 1,000 mile race ended June 27 in Chicago at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The race apparently was the idea of Chadron jokester John G. Maher. Seven of nine riders finished, some traveling . . . — — Map (db m51693) HM
From about 1837 until 1850, more than a quarter million buffalo robes bought from Indians and 27 tons of fur company trade goods were hauled over the 300 mile long Fort Pierre-Fort Laramie Trail that followed the White River through this area. First . . . — — Map (db m4530) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles west of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
During the 1887 expansion of Fort Robinson six adobe barracks were built on the south side of the parade ground. Later two frame barracks were added. Each building had a dormitory area 170 by 30 feet, a kitchen wing 70 by 30 feet, and housed a . . . — — Map (db m174027) HM
On Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) near 3200 Bridges to Buttes Byway, on the right when traveling south.
Of the fifteen enlisted men's barracks of
log, adobe, or fired brick, only this structure
remains at Fort Robinson. It housed men of the
8th and 12th Cavalry and the Quartermaster
Remount Service. A similar structure near the
brick officers' . . . — — Map (db m174271) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
These duplex officers' quarters, of adobe brick construction, were completed in 1887 when Fort Robinson became a cavalry regimental headquarters. This structure has been restored by by the Nebraska State Historical Society, and furnishings . . . — — Map (db m174143) HM
On Forest Road 902, 1.4 miles west of Toadstool Road, on the right when traveling west.
Toadstool’s Trackway Imagine miniature rhinos, pig-like animals,
giant tortoises, and tiny horses traveling the
plains before you. These are just a few of the
animals that came here to hunt, rest, and
drink from the wide
shallow . . . — — Map (db m174506) HM
Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry regiments (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years and played an important role in northwestern Nebraska's history. Organized in 1866, the regiments . . . — — Map (db m174269) HM
Site of Cavalry Barracks 1874 Cheyenne Outbreak One hundred and forty-nine Northern Cheyenne Indians led by Dull Knife were taken into custody by troops from from Fort Robinson in October 23, 1878. Imprisoned in the log cavalry barracks, . . . — — Map (db m174893) HM
On Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
Oglala War-Chief
of the Sioux Nation
killed near this spot September 5, 1877
A great chief of heroic character.
He fought to the last to hold his
native land for the Indian people — — Map (db m174028) HM
On McPhearson Street (U.S. 20) at State Highway 2, on the right when traveling east on McPhearson Street.
Crawford sprang up as a tent city on land owned by homesteader/newspaper correspondent William E. Annin in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad pushed through the Nebraska Panhandle. To Incorporate the town, editor William . . . — — Map (db m44254) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
This flagstaff, 105 feet high, is constructed of metal pipe with a ladder and crow's nest for buglers. It was originally on the other side of the 1905 headquarters near the highway, having replaced an earlier flagstaff blown
down by an 1889 . . . — — Map (db m173946) HM
On Highway 20 (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east.
In March, 1874, the U.S. Government authorized the establishment of a military camp at the Red Cloud Indian Agency on the White River. Home of some 13,000 Indians, many of whom were hostile, the Agency was one of the most troublesome spots on the . . . — — Map (db m173982) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
On January 20, 1885. Congress granted the
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad
a right-of-way through the Fort Robinson Military
Reservation. Later this line was acquired by the
Chicago and North Western. With direct rail access
in . . . — — Map (db m174026) HM
On Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
Ft. Robinson Nebraska named in honor of First Lieutenant Levi H. Robinson who made the supreme sacrifice February 9, 1874 in the winning of the west — — Map (db m173980) HM WM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 1.3 miles west of 1st Street, on the left when traveling west.
This camp, constructed to house three thousand men, received the first German prisoners of war in June 1943. Most of the soldiers were members of the Afrika Korps. The prisoners were allowed to work on farms and ranches in the area and
received a . . . — — Map (db m173974) WM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling north.
In September 1942 the Fort Robinson War Dog Training Center was established. Barracks, classrooms, administrative offices, and other support buildings were located west and north of here. To the east and north was a sprawling kennel area housing . . . — — Map (db m173949) HM
These officers quarters with adobe brick
walls are the oldest original buildings at
Fort Robinson. The post surgeon noted they
had dirt floors and complained over delays
in shipping heating stoves. A frame lean-to
at the rear provided kitchen . . . — — Map (db m174232) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) just south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
Consisting of four double sets and one single
occupancy dwelling for the post commander,
these were the last officers' homes constructed
at Fort Robinson. They represent the culmination
of Victorian military architecture, with fancy
fireplaces . . . — — Map (db m174194) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles south of Soldier Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Post Headquarters was constructed in 1905. The Post Commander's office was located here, along with other administrative offices, post office, and the Fort's telephone exchange. An ornate auditorium on the second floor was often used for parties . . . — — Map (db m173959) HM
On Bridges to Buttes Highway (U.S. 20) near Soldier Creek Road.
Red Cloud Agency was established here in 1873
for Chief Red Cloud and his Oglala band, as well
as for other northern plains Indians, totaling
nearly 13,000. Their earlier agency had been located
on the North Platte near Fort Laramie. The . . . — — Map (db m174261) HM
On Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.2 miles west of Soldier Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
The stone monument at this location is one of Nebraska's original bench marks.
Surveyors use bench marks to determine elevations. This one was placed by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1902. It was part of a larger project in which a . . . — — Map (db m174043) HM
Near Bridges to Buttes Byway (U.S. 20) 0.2 miles south of Soldier Creek Road, on the left when traveling south.
Just before 10 P. M. on January 9, 1879,
the 130 Cheyennes held in the cavalry barracks
made their desperate bid for freedom. After
disabling the soldier guards, they fled across
this ground to the White River beyond. Under
heavy fire from . . . — — Map (db m173973) HM WM
On Nebraska Route 2, 15 miles south of U.S. 20, on the left when traveling south.
An important thoroughfare between Sidney, Nebraska and the Black Hills during the years 1876-1880. Heavily traveled by stage coaches, freight wagons and prospectors going between the railroad at Sidney, and the gold fields. — — Map (db m158997) HM
Explore the badlands and unique geologic formations
of Toadstool Park. A one-mile trail leads you through
the heart of the ancient rocks, fossil
remains, and trackways left by the
mammals who thrived here
34 million years ago.
Exploring . . . — — Map (db m185759) HM
On U.S. 20 at Betson Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 20.
Perhaps no spot in Nebraska is so surrounded by historical and geographical landmarks as this one. Numerous landmarks of the period of the Indian Wars are visible from here. The site of a legendary battle between the Sioux and Crow Indians, Crow . . . — — Map (db m135118) HM
