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Courthouse Rock is a prominent erosional landform in Morrill County, western Nebraska, rising roughly 400 feet above the North Platte River valley. Composed principally of sedimentary rock, it served as a visible landmark for emigrants traveling west on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails duri...
Jail Rock is an erosional butte in Morrill County, Nebraska, located near Courthouse Rock in the North Platte River valley. The two formations served as prominent landmarks for nineteenth-century emigrants traveling west on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails. Jail Rock is composed largely of...
Meek's Cutoff is a 2010 American revisionist Western film directed by Kelly Reichardt. It dramatizes an 1845 incident on the Oregon Trail where a small band of settlers, including families played by Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, and Zoe Kazan, becomes lost in the harsh desert. The group's growing di...
Pilot Butte is a prominent, isolated sandstone formation that rises above the landscape near Rock Springs, Wyoming. During the 19th century, emigrants traveling along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Pioneer trails used this highly visible landmark to guide their navigation across the high desert....
The Drift Creek Falls Suspension Bridge is a pedestrian bridge located within the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon. Constructed in 1998, the structure spans a deep, forested canyon to provide hikers with direct views of the adjacent 75-foot Drift Creek Falls. The bridge utilizes a cable suspension...
