NRHP: Court House and Jail House Rock
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Court House & Jail House Rock
NRHP Reference #: 73001067
NRHP Listing Date: 19730424
Location
5 mi S of Bridgeport, Bridgeport vicinity, Morrill County, Nebraska
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Summary
Located in the Bridgeport vicinity this complex includes Courthouse and Jailhouse Rock, two prominent erosional remnant buttes; a portion of the Overland Trail dating 1856-69; an early historic Plains Apache archeological site; and remains of the Courthouse Pony Express Station. From as early as 1812 through the westward migrations of the mid-nineteenth century, travelers recognized the rocks as major landmarks.
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