"Overland Mail coach, near Fort Kearny, ca. 1863

ID: 420 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG2102.PH000004-000008 ~ Date: 1863 circa
This file appears in: Nebraska City - Fort Kearny Cut-Off
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"Overland Mail coach, near Fort Kearny, ca. 1863

This file appears in: Nebraska City - Fort Kearny Cut-Off

By The Explore Nebraska History team
Massive freighting of supplies by ox and mule trains was a direct result of the establishment of Fort Kearny and other western military posts. The Mormon War and the discovery of gold in the…