Military Avenue (Omaha)
United States historic place
Military Ave. Segment
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Remains of Military Road wagon track
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Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°18′31.29″N 96°2′34.37″W / 41.3086917°N 96.0428806°W / 41.3086917; -96.0428806 |
Built | 1858 |
Architect | Capt. Edward Beckwith |
NRHP reference No. | 93001400 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1993 |
Military Avenue is a central thoroughfare located in Omaha, Nebraska . A segment of the road located at the junction of West 82nd and Fort Streets [2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [3] Today Military Road, which begins at Nebraska Highway 64 as Nebraska Highway L-28K , ends at Bennington Road near North 204th Street ( Nebraska Highway 31 ).
History
Originally part of the Overland Trail , Military Avenue was laid out from Downtown Omaha westward through the town of Benson and past in 1857 by Captain Edward Beckwith for the U.S. Army . Originally designated as a shipment road for moving military supplies to Fort Kearny , thousands of travelers moving to the Pacific Northwest used the road for the next fifty years. Purposely laid out over high ground, emigrants and freighters had a clear view of the surrounding country as a protection against attacks. [4]
Currently
The original graded wagon track can be seen near the Omaha Public Power District substation located near North 90th and Fort Streets. A section of the road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
See also
Elsewhere online
- "A History of the Military Road in North Omaha" by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . January 23, 2007.
- ↑ National Park Service. (1995) National Register of Historic Places, 1966 to 1994. The Preservation Press National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. p 472.
- ↑ "Street Names" , Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Douglas County Historical Society . Retrieved 11/26/07.
- ↑ "Street Names" , Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Douglas County Historical Society . Retrieved 11/26/07.
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