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Tracing the Early Footsteps Across Morrill County’s Open Range

  
                                                                                                           


Bayard, Nebraska – Chimney Rock Area Photos

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Chimney & Castle Rock near Bayard,
                      Morrill, Nebraska
Chimney & Castle Rock near Bayard, Morrill, Nebraska
Close-up of Chimney Rock (2002)
Close-up of Chimney Rock (2002)
Chimney Rock Visitor's Center (1994)
Chimney Rock Visitor's Center (1994)
Courthouse and Jail Rock (2002)
Courthouse and Jail Rock (2002)
Chimney Rock with covered wagon
Chimney Rock with covered wagon
“This photo was owned by my grandmother, Golda Gilchrist. I bet it was acquired by her father A. D. Waggy. … could be as old as 1906…” – from Pat Skillman

Bridgeport, Nebraska – Local History & Trail Sites

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Museum interior,
                  Bridgeport Nebraska
Museum (interior)
Bridgeport, Nebraska
Bridgeport Trails
                  Monument
Bridgeport – Trails Monument
(RR Depot in background)
Oregon Trail marker
                  1912
Oregon Trail
Marked by the State of Nebraska – 1912
Located at Oregon Trail Cemetery, Bridgeport
Wooden barn of L. Reuter
Wooden barn of L. Reuter
(One of few such wood structures left in Morrill County)
Located on Hwy 88 near where Pony Express Route ran north–south.
Trails inscription
Inscription
“Old Oregon Trail, 1790 feet south, 1830–1869.
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, 4 mi. north, 1847–1869.
The Burlington Railroad… Dedicated to the early Pioneers by the Camp Clark Assoc., 1939.”

Mud Springs Historical Site – Historical Photos

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Tour Group at Mud
                    Springs Historical Site
A Tour Group at Mud Springs Historical Site.
Tour Group at Mud
                    Springs Historical Site
A Tour Group at Mud Springs Historical Site.
Mud Springs Historical Site
Mud Springs Historical Site
Pony Express Monument, Mud Springs
Pony Express Monument
Mud Springs, Morrill County, Nebraska.
Charley Cape Reservoir
Charley Cape Reservoir
In Mud Springs Historical Site
Pony Express
                    Station
Pony Express Station


Camp Clarke Historical Photos

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Camp Clarke Bridge – 1876
Camp Clarke Ranch Sign
(Located just south of the “Old Bridge”)
Monument – Camp Clarke and Bridge
“Built for Black Hills traffic by Clarke and U.P.R.R., 1876”
Camp Clarke Bridge and hamlet, 1876
“A hamlet known as Camp Clarke…”
“Camp Clarke Bridge and Sidney – Black Hills Trail”
Nebraska Historical Marker – Narcissa Whitman
Mormon Trail
Historical Marker at the Platte River



Redington, Nebraska – Historical Photos

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Redington Post Office
Redington Post Office
(1884 – 1963)
Camp Rock Church Camp, Redington
Camp Rock, Church Camp
Redington, Morrill County, Nebraska.