A drawing of Fort McPherson.

ID: 501 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG0951.PH0-000001-a ~ Date: 1865 circa
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Fort Cottonwood, N.T. Major Geo. M. O'Brian's sketch in Aug. 1864
Note: This print notes the image was made from an ink drawing lent to the Joslyn Art Museum by Miss Agnes McElroy.

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By The Explore Nebraska History team
The fort near here was established on the Oregon Trail on the south side of the Platte River in October 1863, on the eve of intensified Indian raids on the Plains. Built next to the well-known…