Blue Water Battlefield Overlook Site to Highlight 1855 Battle
Nebraska plans an interpretive center at the Blue Water battle site six miles northwest of Ash Hollow, marking the first public land acquisition under the 1926 act. The project ties Lewellen and Garden County to a major Indian history site, linking Ash Hollow State Park and nearby landmarks for tourism.
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Nebraska Game Commission
Blue Water
Ash Hollow
U.S
Nebraska
Harney
Little Thunder
William S. Harney
Grattan
West Point
Fort Laramie
Blue Water Creek
Little Butte
Indian Bureau
Omaha “Herald
Henry Whitecall
Ogallala
Lewellen
McConaughy
North Platte River
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Bloody Frontier Battle
United States
W. S. Harney
Second Dragoons
Fourth Artillery
Tenth Infantry
Sixth Infantry
A. Cady
P. St. George Cooke
Blue Water Battlefield
Blue Creek Valley
Windlass Hill