1848 Fort Kearney - Protectorate - On the Overland Trail 1871 (painting), RG2102.PH000004-000007

ID: 51 ~ Source: RG2102 Fort Kearney (Neb.), Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1871
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1848 Fort Kearney - Protectorate - On the Overland Trail 1871 (painting), RG2102.PH000004-000007
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1848 Fort Kearney - Protectorate - On the Overland Trail 1871 (painting)

This file appears in: Kearney - Fort Kearny

By The Explore Nebraska History team
For the next fifty miles east-bound travelers will be passing from the semi-arid Great Plains into the country of eastern Nebraska. Near here are located the city of Kearney and Fort Kearny, for which it was named. The fort was established in 1847…