Reconstructed sod hut

Irrigation canal

Martin Brothers Historic Memorial, two brothers escape Sioux attack

ADT in Nebraska

State Coordinator
Gary L. Gebhard
7836 Howard Street
Omaha, NE 68114-5419
floralgables@aol.com

General Overview of Trail
Nebraska is known as the "Historic Trails" state. The Lewis and Clark, Mormon Pioneer, Pony Express, Oregon, and California national historic trails all across Nebraska. Other non-designated trails such as the Overland, Oxbow, Texas-Ogalalla Cattle, and Nebraska City Cut-Off trails once laced the countryside. The Platte River, along which many of the trails run, is the source of the name Nebraska, which in the Oto Indian language means "flat water."

Most who rushed across the state to get to the California gold fields or to their land of promise failed to realize the riches that Nebraska held in its soil. With excellent soil conditions and plentiful water from the Missouri, Platte, and Niobrara rivers, Nebraska, for those who stayed, was the "promised land." Corn is Nebraska's number one agricultural crop, thus giving the state its "Cornhusker" nickname.

Detailed Trail Description
The trail is divided into 8 segments totaling 523 miles:
Omaha to Lincoln — 104 miles
Lincoln to Stromsburg — 69 mi.
Stromsburg to Doniphan — 65 mi.
Doniphan to Ft.Kearney — 41 mi.
Ft. Kearney to Johnson Lake — 50 mi.
Johnson Lake to Maloney Reservoir — 81 mi.
Maloney Reservoir to Lake McConaughy — 61 mi.
Lake McConaughy to Colorado state line — 52 mi.

For more details on the route, click here.

The most up-to-date, detailed trail directions are published in the ADT Data Books.

Events

• Pony Express National Historic Trail
• Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
• MoPac East Trail
• Oak Creek Trail
• Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

• Fort Kearney State Historical Park
• Ash Hollow State Historical Park
• Buffalo Bills Ranch State Historical Park

• Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
• Platte River Valley
• Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
• Lake Maloney State Recreation Area
• Sutherland Canal
• Keith-Lincoln County Canal
• President Gerald Ford Birthplace

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