National Register of Historic Places

Mud Springs Station Archeological District

Dalton, Morrill County, Nebraska
Listed
April 23, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001068

About this property

The Mud Springs Station Archaeological District, which includes the Mud Springs Pony Express Station Site, near Dalton, Nebraska, has significance dating to the mid-19th century. The Pony Express station at Mud Springs, staffed by U.S. soldiers, was attacked by Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribesmen during February 4–6, 1865, in what became known as the Battle of Mud Springs. In 1966, the site of the Pony Express station was a 150-by-150-foot (46 m × 46 m) plot. Part of the present area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as Mud Springs Pony Express Station Site, and the listing was expanded to 48 acres (19 ha) and renamed on the register in 2011. It has also been designated Nebraska historic site 25MO72.

Location

Dalton, Morrill County, Nebraska

Categories

HISTORIC - ABORIGINALHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARYTRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNICATIONS
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Mud Springs Station Archeological District listed on the National Register?

Mud Springs Station Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Mud Springs Station Archeological District?

Mud Springs Station Archeological District is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mud Springs Station Archeological District is recorded as the industrial era.

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