Historical Markers and Sites
category : Historical Markers
The Texas Trail - Beginning in 1875, Union Pacific Railroad designated Ogallala as its main shipping point. For the next decade, thousands of longhorn cattle were trailed from Texas through Perkins County.
Marker located at the eastern edge of Madrid on Nebraska Highway 23
Wild Horse Spring - Located five miles north of Grant on Nebraska Highway 61, this spring served the early Grant pioneers who had to cart water back to town until wells were dug in the town. Well digging was one of the most active businesses in the county. The owner of a good well could sell water for as high as $.50 per barrel, but many shared freely with their friends and neighbors.Four Corners Marker - The marker designates where the Nebraska counties of Perkins and Keith and Colorado counties of Juel and Segwick join.Approximately 20 miles north of state-line road west of Venango
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