| Organization: |
Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
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| Established: |
1874 – 1881 |
| Physical Location/Address: |
82034 Fort Ave. |
| City: |
Burwell |
| County: |
Valley |
| Hours: |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Daily |
| Organization’s email: |
[email protected] |
| Organization’s Phone: |
(308) 346-4715 |
| Link to website or Social Media: |
www.outdoornebraska.org |
| Special events or exhibits relating to Nebraska’s 150: |
2017 Spring Muster 150 Years of Statehood: Nebraska’s Anniversary of Entrance into the Union |
| Description: |
Located near Elyria, Fort Hartsuff is typical of Plains Infantry outposts. It stood as a buffer between settlers and Native Americans, and to protect the Pawnee from the war-like Sioux, in the North Loup River Valley from 1874 to 1881. Because the main fort buildings were constructed of a lime/concrete mixture, many have survived. Acquired as a historical park in 1961, it has been restored as it was when soldiers patrolled the North Loup and Cedar river valleys and pioneered a new trail to the Black Hills gold fields in the 1870’s.
 
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