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Steam wagon trial opens Nebraska freight route in 1862
In Nebraska Territory the Oregon and California trails dominated overland travel. Gen Joseph R Brown with David Osborn tested a steam wagon in 1862, starting at Nebraska City toward Denver, nearly finishing before engine issues halted the project. The Steam Wagon Road later extended from Otoe County toward Yankee Hill, becoming a major westbound freighting route.
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Nebraska Territory
Jefferson
Clay Counties
Adams County
New Ft. Kearny
Platte River
Wyoming
Ft. Kearny
Old Fort Kearny
Salt Creek Ford
Ashland
Bone Creek
Butler
Platte
New York
David L. Osborn
Nebraska City
Otoe County
Denver
Gen. Brown
Minnesota
Osborn
Morton Farm
Yankee Hill
Blue River
Milford
W. H. Hill