Fort McPherson Trail
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NevaP
N 40° 18.438 W 100° 02.000
14T E 412190 N 4462377
This stone marker,located along Rt. 6, is on the route of the Fort McPherson Trail.
Waymark Code: WM4TZ0
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2008
Views: 23
The Fort McPherson Trail followed the divide between Medicine Creek and Deer Creek connecting Fort McPherson in the Platte Valley near present day Maxwell with the Republican River valley. It was the route used by General Carr's Republican Valley Expedition of 1869, a military campaign cleared hostile natives from the region.
This simple, worn, stone marker is typical of those which mark the routes of early trails throughout the great plains.
The marker stands by a roomy highway pullout. There's a geocache at the site.
Marker Name: Fort McPherson Trail
City: no
Roadside: yes
Other: no
Web Address if available:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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1. Close up of historical marker
2. Picture of surrounding area (would prefer to have the marker in the picture also). Thanks!