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Fort Kearny State Historical Park

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Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
Phone:
+1 308-865-5305

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The fort was named after Col. and later General Stephen Watts Kearny. The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near Kearney, Nebraska. The town of Kearney took its name from the fort. The e was added to Kearny by postmen who consistently misspelled the town name. A portion of the original site is preserved as Fort Kearny State Historical Park by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.The fort became the eastern anchor of the Great Platte River Road and thus an important military and civilian way station for 20 years. Wagon trains moving west, were able to resupply after completing about a sixth of the journey. The fort offered a safe resting area for the eastern immigrants in this new and hostile land. Livestock could be traded for fresh stock and letters sent back to the States. The fort continued to expand over the years, until there were over 30 buildings before its closure in 1871. It took on additional roles as a Pony Express station, an Overland Stage station and a telegraph station.
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