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Fort Kearney State Bank Promotional Material
Metal, red and gold colored miniature bank to promote the Fort Kearney State Bank of Kearney, Nebraska.
Cast Iron Horse Tack from Fort Kearney
Cast-iron horse tack (#13) from Kearney, Nebraska found by Merwyn Henderson.
Mammoth Teeth
Two mammoth teeth found by Merwyn Henderson near the Platte River in a gravel pit south of Kearney, Nebraska.
Buffalo Bones Collection
Remains of a buffalo found near the Platte River in the 1930s by Merwyn Henderson. One is a tool (hoe or bone scraper, possibly) made from a buffalo shoulder bone, found near Fort Kearney and possibly originally from the Pawnee. The second is two…
Fort Kearney Marker
Original wooden road marker for Fort Kearney Crossing. The dates on the front are 1848, 1871. The marker was installed in 1910 and found years later. The dates on the front mark when the trail to Fort Kearney crossed the Platte River from 1848-1871…