We received
several nice emails from the ladies at the Sumner County Kansas Historical and
Genealogical Society. They have followed
through on some research on common interests and added us to their Facebook
page ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sumner-County-Kansas-Historical-and-Genealogical-Society/218930379987
).
We left North
Platte and made our way to Big Springs, Nebraska – a stop mentioned in the
diary. Not much left of the springs.
We then proceeded
down Hwy 30 following the UPRR tracks.
The diary mentions several times that they followed the tracks. It also mentions camping along Pole Creek. We are pretty sure the name now is Lodgepole
Creek and probably now only sees water during floods.
By following the
UPRR tracks 125 years ago, the Parcel’s missed seeing Chimney Rock. We drove about an hour north of Hwy 30 to see
the famous Oregon Trail landmark. It
made for a longer day, but was worth it.
The picture of
Linda and the old wagon was taken in the Oregon Trail RV Park near Chimney
Rock. Linda is keeping a careful eye out
for rattlesnakes.
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