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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QPQ_purple-heart-trail_Milford-NE.html
The Purple Heart medal was originated by General George Washington on August 7, 1782 for distinguished valor and is now awarded only to members of the armed forces of the United States who have been wounded in combat against an armed enemy.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QPP_tall-grass-prairie_Milford-NE.html
This rest site is near the center of Nebraska's tall-grass prairie on the eastern edge of the hunting grounds once used by the Pawnee Indians. Nebraska's largest tribe, the Pawnee located villages on major area streams, including the Blue, Loup, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HA1_the-big-blue-river_Milford-NE.html
Except for the occasional Indian or white hunting parties, the scenic valley of the Big Blue River was seldom visited prior to 1860. The establishment of the Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cutoff in 1861 brought through the region thousands of overland…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GD3_historic-milford_Milford-NE.html
Founded by J. L Davison in 1864 near the limestone ford where the Nebraska City to Fort Kearny "Steam Wagon Road" crossed the Blue River, Milford is the oldest town in Seward County, serving as the first county seat until 1871. Milford was home to…