Kearney, Nv, Paperback by Ellis, Mark R.; Stauffer, Heather E., Like New Used...

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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Format: Perfect width: 6.5 in Item Width: 6.5 in Illustrator: Yes Genre: Travel, Photography, History ISBN: 9780738541280 Book Title: Kearney Item Length: 9.2 in height: 0.3 in Number of Pages: 128 Pages Item Weight: 0.7 Oz Book Series: Images of America Ser. Language: English Publication Year: 2006 Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / MidWest / West North Central (IA, Ks, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Sd), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional) Author: Mark R. Ellis, Heather E. Stauffer Item Height: 0.3 in

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Kearney, Nv, Paperback by Ellis, Mark R.; Stauffer, Heather E., Like New Used.... Kearney, Nv, Paperback by Ellis, Mark R.; Stauffer, Heather E., ISBN 0738541281, ISBN-13 9780738541280, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Kearney is situated in the Platte River valley in south-central Nebraska. The Platte River has always been an important route across the Great Plains. Native American tribes such as the Pawnee followed the river to their western hunting grounds. Soldiers at nearby Fort Kearny guarded the Oregon and Mormon Trails while the Pony Express skirted through the county. The Union Pacific Railroad pushed through the region in 1866, and when the Burlington Railroad reached the area in 1871, Kearney (originally Kearney Junction) was born. By the early 1900s, the automobile began to make its mark. The Lincoln Highway, the nation's first paved transcontinental highway, traveled through the heart of town. Today Kearney sits on Interstate 80, and the Archway Monument, a museum that celebrates the region's transportation history, spans the thoroughfare.