Great Platte River Road
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The Great Platte River Road was a major overland travel corridor approximately following the course of the Platte River in present-day Nebraska and Wyoming that was shared by several popular emigrant
U.S. 26 along the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska follows the historic transcontinental trails
A photo of the former overland trails, with historic trails marker, through Mitchell Pass at Scotts Bluff National Monument.
Independence Rock, a site along the Mormon Trail
East of Lexington, Nebraska. Triple Tracks replaced the original single track from the 1860s.
Pony Express
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The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Expres
Great Platte River Road
…several popular emigrant trails during the 19th century, including the Trapper's Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the California Trail, the Pony Express route, and the military road connecting Fort Leavenworth and Fort Laramie. The road, which extended nearly 370 miles (600 km) from the Second Fort…
Pony Express'60 West bound 1860
Pony Express advertisement
Alexander Majors