| Fort Kearny, Nebraska |
AKA: The fort that wasn't a fort
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Fort Kearny history. |
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Outside Fort Kearny |
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Historical Note: At the time of the Pony Express, Fort Kearny did not have a typical stockade.
The Fort was not fortified until 1864. The park today has a recreated stockade. Just outside the stockade is the site of the actual fort.
Wooden beams outline where the various buildings were located. |
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Outside the blacksmith shop. |
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The blacksmith shop. |
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Inside the stockade. |
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The re-enactors' camp. |
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Period cannon at the Fort. |
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Lining up the cannons for firing. |
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Firing the cannons. |
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