Billy Campbell and Melville Baugh both were riders on this portion of the trail. Decades later, the Dawson County American Legion Post No. 77 purchased the station’s original log cabin and moved it to Cozad Park. Today, the Robert Henry Museum and Walkway commemorates the artist career of ...
Seventeen Mile/Platte Station– In 1859, theLeavenworth & Pike’s Peak Express Companyestablished a stagecoach station at Seventeen Mile Station to serve as the first stop for passengers afterFort Kearny. When theCentral Overland California and Pike’s Peak Expressassumed control of these stations an...