Key to the blockhouse of the first Fort Kearny, in Nebraska City

ID: 488 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, 2225 ~ Date: 1846-1848
This file appears in: Old Fort Kearny
Key to the blockhouse of the first Fort Kearny, in Nebraska City
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The U.S. Army established the first Fort Kearny at present-day Nebraska City on the Missouri River in 1846. The army moved west in 1848 and built the second Fort Kearny on the Platte River. There all the feeder lines from the starting points converged. Fort Kearny's most important function was giving aid to travelers. Key to the blockhouse of the first Fort Kearny, in Nebraska City.

This file appears in: Old Fort Kearny

By The Explore Nebraska History team
The increase in overland travel after 1842 resulted in the establishment of a chain of military posts across the West to protect the travelers. Early in 1846 the first of these posts was built by the army in this location near the mouth of Table…