The Oregon Trail

The most traveled of the overland routes passed this point on its way to the great Platte Valley, highway… Read More

Crystal Lake

In 1893 the Crystal Ice Company dammed a portion of the Little Blue River 1 1/4 miles north of Ayr, creating… Read More

Susan O. Hail Grave

To overland emigrants the rigors of the trail began with the "Coast of Nebraska," the ridge of sandhills… Read More

Naval Ammunition Depot

The U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, known locally as "the NAD," was the largest of the navy’s World War… Read More

Kingston Cemetery

The Kingston Cemetery is located on the hill just west of this marker. Founded in the early 1870s, the… Read More

The Oregon Trail

The most traveled of the overland routes passed this point on its way to the great Platte Valley, highway… Read More