Keywords:
nebraska, jefferson county, history, gunfight, wild bill hickok, james butler hickok, old west, july 12 1861
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Rock Creek Station, Nebraska.
Rock Creek Station in Jefferson County, Nebraska, features the site where James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok was involved in his first gunfight on July 12, 1861.
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Rock Creek Station Post Office Sign.
The rock wall of the former Rock Creek Post Office displays its year of establishment, 1865, marking a historic location associated with Wild Bill Hickok's early gunfight in 1861.
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Rock Creek Station Buildings.
Rock Creek Station features a log cabin and wagon, signifying the location of Wild Bill Hickok's first gunfight in Nebraska's frontier during the Civil War era in 1861.
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Rock Creek Station Toll Bridge
The toll bridge stands at Rock Creek Station, an important historical site in Jefferson County, Nebraska, where Wild Bill Hickok fought his first gunfight in July 1861.
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Buildings at Rock Creek Station
The landscape of Rock Creek Station in Jefferson County, Nebraska shows two covered wagons and a historic building amidst the lush green fields.