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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Morrill County, Nebraska

 
Clickable Map of Morrill County, Nebraska and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Morrill County, NE (22) Banner County, NE (0) Box Butte County, NE (3) Cheyenne County, NE (12) Garden County, NE (17) Scotts Bluff County, NE (49) Sheridan County, NE (6)  MorrillCounty(22) Morrill County (22)  BannerCounty(0) Banner County (0)  BoxButteCounty(3) Box Butte County (3)  CheyenneCounty(12) Cheyenne County (12)  GardenCounty(17) Garden County (17)  ScottsBluffCounty(49) Scotts Bluff County (49)  SheridanCounty(6) Sheridan County (6)
Bridgeport is the county seat for Morrill County
Adjacent to Morrill County, Nebraska
      Banner County (0)  
      Box Butte County (3)  
      Cheyenne County (12)  
      Garden County (17)  
      Scotts Bluff County (49)  
      Sheridan County (6)  
 
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1 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — 1 — Chimney Rock
On Highway 92, 0.8 miles west of U.S. 26, on the right when traveling west.
Rising 470 feet above the North Platte River Vally, Chimney Rock stands to the south as the most celebrated of all natural formations along the overland routes to California, Oregon, and Utah. Chimney Rock served as an early landmark for fur . . . Map (db m223464) HM
2 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — Chimney Rock Cemetery
On County Route 98, on the left when traveling west.
During the Westward migration through this pass many died as they looked for a better life.Map (db m87316) HM
3 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — Chimney Rock National Historic SiteEthel and Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center Site
Near Chimney Rock Recreation Road (State Highway 62F) 1 mile south of State Highway 92, on the right when traveling south.
The property upon which this visitor center sits was donated by Gordon and Patty Howard In Memory of Roszel F. (Frank) Durnal and Mary B. Durnal and their descendants, who gave Chimney Rock to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1939 . . . Map (db m169810) HM
4 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — Chimney Rock Station
On State Highway 92 near County Route 73, on the right when traveling west.
Seal of the National Pony Express Centennial Association Chimney Rock Station on the route of the Pony Express, was located near here between Chimney Rock and the North Platte River. This was an important Pony Express stop between . . . Map (db m79423) HM
5 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — Mary Murray Murdoch
On County Route 98, on the left when traveling west.
Member Mormon Martin Handcart Company Mary Murray Murdoch “Wee Granny” Born Scotland Oct. 13, 1782 Died near Chimney Rock, Neb. Oct. 2, 1856 “Tell John I died with my face toward Zion.” Dedicated by the Murdoch Family . . . Map (db m87318) HM
6 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — The Innocent Assassins
On Chimney Rock Recreation Road (State Highway 62F), on the right when traveling south.
Once in the sun-fierce badlands of the west in that strange country of volcanic ash and cones, . . . we found a sabertooth, most ancient cat, far down in all those cellars of dead time.”From The Innocent Assassins by . . . Map (db m89174) HM
7 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — The Mormon Pioneer Trail / Halfway To Zion
On U.S. 26 at Road 104, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 26.
Fleeing heated religious and political hostility and persecution, many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (widely known as Mormons) abruptly fled their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846. Unprepared for the cold of . . . Map (db m195175) HM
8 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bayard — The Oregon Trail
On State Highway 92, on the left when traveling east.
Marked by the State of Nebraska 1912 Chimney Rock S 56º 56’ W. 9041 Ft. Map (db m86714) HM
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9 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — 349 — Amanda Lamme
On Gold Rush Byway (U.S. 385) at Local Road 86, on the right when traveling north on Gold Rush Byway.
On June 23, 1850, twenty-eight-year-old Amanda Lamme, a California-bound emigrant, died of cholera and was buried near here in what is now private pastureland. She was the wife of M.J. Lamme of Boone County, Missouri, and mother of three . . . Map (db m223465) HM
10 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — 418 — Bridgeport, Nebraska“Trail City, USA”
On Main Street (Route 26/385) near 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Bridgeport, founded in 1900 as a station by the Burlington Railroad, celebrated its centennial in 2000. The town is located on or near many historic trails of the West, including the Oregon, California Mormon, Pony Express, and Sidney-Black Hills . . . Map (db m79389) HM
11 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — 391 — Camp Clarke Bridge and Sidney-Black Hills Trail
On U.S. 26, on the right when traveling west.
Just north of here the Camp Clarke bridge crossed the North Platte River. The bridge was built in the spring of 1876 by entrepreneur Henry T. Clarke to improve the trail from the Union Pacific Railroad at Sidney, Nebraska, to the gold mining towns . . . Map (db m79422) HM
12 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — 371 — Courthouse and Jail Rocks
On State Highway 88 near Road 81, on the right when traveling south.
Courthouse and Jail Rocks are two of the most famous landmarks of western migration. Nearby passed the Oregon-California Trail, the Mormon Trail, the Pony Express Trail, and the Sidney-Deadwood Trail. The rocks were vanguards of unforgettable scenic . . . Map (db m79391) HM
13 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — Dedicated to the Early Pioneers
On Main Street (State Highway 88) at Gold Rush Byway (U.S. 385), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Old Oregon Trail, 1750 feet south, 1850-1869. The Old Pony Express Route 6 mi south, 1860-1861. The First Transcontinental Telegraph Line passed 6 miles south, 1861-1870. Old Deadwood Trail, 4 mi. west, 1874-1886. Old Mormon Road, 1 mi. . . . Map (db m182056) HM
14 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — Dedicated to the Unknown Soldier
Near US Highway 26 (State Highway 92) 2.4 miles west of Main Street (Gold Rush Highway) (U.S. 385), on the left when traveling west.
. . . Map (db m231193) WM
15 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — Guiding LandmarksCourthouse and Jail Rocks
On Route 26 near Road 103, on the right when traveling west.
Court House Rock was first noticed by explorer Robert Stuart in 1812 and quickly became one of the guiding landmarks for fur traders and emigrants traveling to the California, Oregon and Utah Territories. It is a massive monolith of Brule Clay and . . . Map (db m79388) HM
16 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — 79 — Mormon Pioneer Camp
On Main Street (Route 26/385) near Brown's Creek Road (underpass), on the left when traveling north.
Brigham Young and his company of Mormon Pioneers camped about 1,000 feet west of this point May 24, 1847. They were enroute from Nauvoo, Illinois and Winter Quarters, Nebraska to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, which they reached July 24, 1847. . . . Map (db m79387) HM
17 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — 492 — Mud SpringsNebraska Historical Marker
On Gold Rush Byway (U.S. 385) 0.7 miles south of Local Road 68.
Mud Springs, so-named for its seeps of water, was an oasis on the dry plateau between Lodgepole Creek and the North Platte River. Overland travelers began using the springs in the late 1850s when a cutoff was laid out from Old Julesburg to . . . Map (db m223466) HM
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18 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — Mud Springs Station
Near 68, 1.5 miles west of Gold Rush Byway (U.S. 385), on the left when traveling north.
A station on the Pony Express Route, 1860 - 1861. A station on the First Transcontinental Telegraph Line, and on the Overland Stage Route. Battle between Sioux Indians and U.S. Troops Feb. 6-7, 1865. This site had been given to the State of . . . Map (db m169812) HM
19 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — Oregon Trail
On State Highway 88 near Road 92, on the right when traveling south.
Oregon Trail Marked by the State of Nebraska 1912 Map (db m79390) HM
20 Nebraska, Morrill County, Bridgeport — Oregon Trail
Near US Highway 26 (State Highway 92) 2.4 miles west of Main Street (Gold Rush Highway) (U.S. 385), on the left when traveling west.
Oregon Trail Marked by the State of Nebraska 1912Map (db m231187) HM
21 Nebraska, Morrill County, Broadwater — Imaginary Characters….Indian Lookout Point
On U.S. 26 near Road 151, on the right when traveling west.
Mormon emigrants traveling west along the north sided of the North Platte River saw many topographical features that were not visible from the south side of the river. These features served as landmarks that guided the Latter-day Saints along their . . . Map (db m79386) HM
22 Nebraska, Morrill County, Lisco — 295 — Narcissa Whitman
On U.S. 26, 7 miles west of Lisco.
Narcissa Whitman, trail-blazer and martyred missionary, is one of the great heroines of the frontier West. In 1836 she and Eliza Spalding, following the north side of the Platte on horseback, became the first white women to cross the American . . . Map (db m223469) HM
 
 
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