Fort Kearney

American  

noun

1. a former fort in S Nebraska, near Kearney: an important post on the Oregon Trail.

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Example Sentences

To promote the service, the Pony Express made an “extra” run in November to deliver the results of the 1860 presidential election to the West Coast in a record seven days from the new end of the telegraph line in Fort Kearney, Neb.

From Washington Post

Because most of the land is private, you have only a few viewing options: the Rowe Sanctuary’s blinds, which are open for tours March 6 through April 11; the Crane Trust, which hosts visitors at its blinds through March; and the public-viewing platforms on the Gibbons and Fort Kearney bridges.

From Washington Post

The visitor center at Fort Kearney, located five miles southeast of Kearney, will open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

From Washington Times

He had followed day and night and overtaken them about half way between St. Joe and Fort Kearney, which would be about 150 miles from St. Joe.

From Project Gutenberg

We heard cannons firing and we knew that we were near Fort Kearney and that they were celebrating the Fourth of July.

From Project Gutenberg