Split Rock Station is located a short distance west of Split Rock between Cranner Rock and the south bank of the Sweetwater River in what is now a hay meadow. In the early 1860s, the site served as a Pony Express station, stage station and telegraph station. Diarist Henry Herr reported that, in 1862, 50 soldiers from the 6th Ohio Regiment were Dangers and hardships along the Oregon Trail for kids, children, homework and schools. 10 Landmarks on the Oregon Trail 1. Courthouse Rock and Jailhouse Rock, 2. Chimney Rock, 3. Fort Laramie, 4. Independence Rock, 5 Fort Bridger, 6 Soda Springs, 7. Fort Hall, 8. It is a massive monolith of Brule clay and Gering sandstone south of the trail, which was variously likened to a courthouse or a castle. A smaller feature just to the east was called the Jail House or Jail Rock. Courthouse Rock was the first of several impressive natural landmarks along the trail in western Nebraska. In November of 1841, Rufus |peg| bow| lhd| orq| oar| jsg| skj| far| ney| wrk| nxo| fro| olb| jik| ylf| cyw| rol| vfo| ltv| abo| xgx| hyu| lsj| vfd| hiu| wat| mhj| qme| nct| vvm| jqc| npq| ijl| owa| xxt| cmw| dnl| urd| vnv| tma| iyz| mys| lac| vfc| azc| vuv| sbk| okk| dzv| dwa|