CONGRATULATIONS TO CACHENUT & CACHENUT II for FTF!!
I am glad GeoJunkie and I stopped to look at this. Geocaching
for
me equals always learning...
Here are a few facts I have discovered while researching
this
location:
The trail, which was eventually named Highway 30, extends
east
to west across Nebraska and was a vital piece of the United
States
of America growth and connection from coast to coast.
Hwy 30 was a integral part all of our ability to communicate
and
travel between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
The trail was vital to our first transcontinental
telegraphs,
rail services and eventually automobile connections!!
Who Knew?
To learn more about this and the Mormon and Oregon Trails
you
might want to hit the local library and check out this book where
I
found the information:
"Historic Sites and Markers along the Mormon and Other
Great
Western Trails" By: Stanley Buchholz Kimball