Monument erected on the Oregon Trail by Nuckolls County, Neb. In memory of those who were killed and those who escaped at the Oak Grove Ranch in the Indian raid Aug. 7, 1884.
Killed
J.H. Butler • M.C. Kelley
Escaped
John . . . — — Map (db m287828) HM
The original townsite of Oak grew up around a gristmill constructed here in 1882. By 1883 the village had a druggist, physician, blacksmith, and milliner. Oak was platted in April 1884. In 1888 all businesses but the mill moved two miles west to . . . — — Map (db m287761) HM
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