Near 5th Street just west of E Street (568th Avenue), on the left when traveling west.
These were the four Pony Express Stations in Jefferson County. Big Sandy Station • Whiskey Run • Rock Creek Station • Otoe Station Rock Creek Station was the site where Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed David McCanles, July 12, 1861. Russell, . . . — — Map (db m177362) HM
Near 710th Road east of 574th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Above is a facsimile of an inscription carved by these men on a nearby boulder while camping here June 22, 1842. ☆ ☆ ☆ Placed by Jefferson County under the auspices of Quivera Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m177379) HM
On 571st Avenue at 712th Road, on the left when traveling west on 571st Avenue.
The Oregon Trail passed 250 feet west of this point. Colonies of patriotic Americans followed this route to gain possession of the Oregon country. The first colony starting from Independence, Missouri. In May 1842, the road was afterward a great . . . — — Map (db m287912) HM
On River Road 4 miles north of U.S. 136, on the right when traveling north.
The availability of suitable building material was of great importance to Nebraska’s pioneer settlers. Here in Jefferson County, native limestone was used for building and the stone was burned in kilns to produce lime for mortar and whitewash. The . . . — — Map (db m177301) HM
On 568th Avenue (Nebraska Route 15) 4 miles north of U.S. 136, on the left when traveling north.
Pony Express riders and Oregon Trail emigrants used Virginia Station, once located near this site. Indians traded for whiskey at the station and harassed the emigrant trains. The whiskey was dumped in a near-by creek, thus dubbing the station . . . — — Map (db m177351) HM
