Crawford
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad line reached Fort Robinson on May 11, 1886. The town of Crawford, platted just east of the military reservation, was ...
Crawford
What We Found
Crawford, Emmet
Captain Emmet Crawford was killed in Mexico on January 18, 1886, after his command of Third U.S. Cavalry had chased Apache raiders across the border and was attacked ...
Sheep Ranch Photographs
These photographs provide an outstanding documentary record of ranching in northwestern Nebraska and eastern Wyoming at the end of the nineteenth century. In addition to ...
Marker Monday: 1887 Barracks Row
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today's subject is the Barracks Row at Fort Robinson, built during ...
The Three Burials of Emmet Crawford
Captain Emmet Crawford, the namesake of Crawford, Nebraska, had quite the interesting burial experience. Or shall we say experiences?
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Fort Robinson 2020 Dump Research
The Nebraska State Archeology Office preserves, explores, and interprets Nebraska's archeological sites and other historic resources for the benefit of the public and ...
Bugles at Fort Robinson
Why the fort would need to have so many at any given time remains a mystery.
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The gravestones with no names
This headstone once bore a child’s name, but it has been chiseled off. All other markers in the cemetery are likewise erased. Where is it?
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Marker Monday: Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson
Marker Text
Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth cavalry regiments (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years ...
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