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Courthouse and Jail Rocks are two rock formations located near Bridgeport in the Nebraska Panhandle. The Oregon-California Trail, the Mormon Trail, the Pony Express Trail and the Sidney-Deadwood Trail all ran near the rocks. The pair of rock formations served as a landmark along the trails for many pioneers traveling west in the 19th century.
Rock County Courthouse† Rock: Bassett: 1939 Art Deco style Saline County Courthouse† Saline: Wilber: 1928 Grecian-Doric style Sarpy County Courthouse: Sarpy: Papillion: 1974 Modern style Old courthouse still stands: Classical Revival style (administrative site) Saunders County Courthouse† Saunders: Wahoo: 1904 Second Renaissance Revival style
Courthouse and Jail Rocks: Bridgeport: Courthouse Rock is a sandstone outcropping south of the Oregon Trail. A smaller feature to the east is called the Jail Rock. Chimney Rock National Historic Site: Bayard: A clay and sandstone column resembling a tall factory chimney that is over 300 feet (91 m) today. Rebecca Winters' Gravesite: Scottsbluff
Chimney Rock was designated a National Historic Site on August 9, 1956, [2] and is a National Park Service affiliated area, maintained and administered by History Nebraska with NPS technical support. Chimney Rock and Independence Rock further west in Wyoming are two of the prominent features along the Oregon Trail.
More than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska are on the National Register of Historic ... Rock County Courthouse: Rock County Courthouse. July 5, 1990 ...
The Rock County Courthouse, located on State St. between Caroline and Bertha Sts. in Bassett, Nebraska, was built in 1939. It is an Art Deco style building designed by E.B. Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included two contributing buildings. [1]
Scotts Bluff National Monument is located west of the City of Gering in western Nebraska, United States.This National Park Service site protects over 3,000 acres of historic overland trail remnants, mixed-grass prairie, rugged badlands, towering bluffs and riparian area along the North Platte River.
Pages in category "Rock formations of Nebraska" ... Chimney Rock National Historic Site; Courthouse and Jail Rocks