Near Interstate 80 at milepost 380.5, on the right when traveling east.
Except for the occasional Indian or white hunting parties, the scenic valley of the Big Blue River was seldom visited prior to 1860. The establishment of the Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cutoff in 1861 brought through the region thousands of overland . . . — — Map (db m78021) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 381, 2 miles east of Exit 379 (State Highway 15), on the right when traveling east.
Most of Nebraska was once virgin grasslands. The first settlers often lived in crude sod huts, known as "soddies," and many worked for years transforming the prairie into producing cropland. Water was often scarce, especially in the drier climate . . . — — Map (db m265998) HM
On B Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on B Street.
Founded by J. L Davison in 1864 near the limestone ford where the Nebraska City to Fort Kearny "Steam Wagon Road" crossed the Blue River, Milford is the oldest town in Seward County, serving as the first county seat until 1871. Milford was home to . . . — — Map (db m76765) HM
The Purple Heart medal was originated by General George Washington on August 7, 1782 for distinguished valor and is now awarded only to members of the armed forces of the United States who have been wounded in combat against an armed . . . — — Map (db m92535) WM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 381, 2 miles east of Exit 379 (State Highway 15), on the right when traveling east.
In 1877 the Ponca Tribe and Chief Standing Bear were forced from their Nebraska homeland along the Niobrara River to an Oklahoma reservation. Hardships followed them during the more than 500-mile trek. Standing Bear’s daughter Prairie Flower died . . . — — Map (db m179391) HM
This rest site is near the center of Nebraska's tall-grass prairie on the eastern edge of the hunting grounds once used by the Pawnee Indians. Nebraska's largest tribe, the Pawnee located villages on major area streams, including the Blue, Loup, and . . . — — Map (db m92536) HM
