Bayard, Nebraska - Chimney Rock
- Address:
- Bayard, NE [Show Map]
- Directions:
- The National Historic site is 3-1/2 mi SW of Bayard, NE, on the south side of the North Platte River. US 26 intersects NE SR 92 1-1/2 mi NE of the site. The Nebraska State Historical Society's visitor center is 1/2 mi south of the junction.
- Admission:
- Adults $3.
- Hours:
- Daily 9 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 308-586-2581
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Bayard, Nebraska - Chimney Rock's Indian Name Chimney Rock is a nationally prominent landmark along the Oregon Trail. The US Mint depicts it on the reverse of the Nebraska quarter.
"According to early fur traders, Native Americans named the rock after the penis of the adult male elk. This made more sense to people who had lived for centuries in the natural world on the plains than comparing the rock to a feature from a white man's building. Prim and proper Anglo-Americans, though, overwhelmingly preferred the more delicate 'chimney.'" ["Elk Penis -- Chimney Rock's Original Name." Exhibit. 16 June 2007. Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Bayard, NE.] [Chuck Rhode, 07/24/2007]
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