Laplatte, Nebraska - Hamburger Rock
- Address:
- 16743 Clay St., Laplatte, NE
- Directions:
- Drive south of Bellevue on US 75 until it becomes a surface road, then after another mile turn east onto E. Laplatte Rd (if you reach the river you've gone too far), and then right onto Clay St. Drive south one block. The rock is probably near this intersection (Clay St., Main St., and LaPlatte Rd) but you may want to ask around.
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Upon trying to locate it myself, I found that the restaurant no longer exists and the site has no trespassing signs and is overgrown. So either it was taken along with the restaurant, or it is hidden among the overgrowth. [Sarah, 08/23/2008]
Laplatte, Nebraska - Hamburger Rock - Vague Recollections It's been some time, but I pulled in for a cola at a small
hamburger stand and saw in the shrubbery a painted concrete form. It had a small
plaque reading something like "HAMBURGER ROCK - site of the first hamburger
served west of the Missouri" (or was it the Mississippi?) The paint was faded
and the concrete form (~ 3' tall x 7' wide) could only be called a rough
approximation of a hamburger shape. But the plaque was well made and there was
obvious sincerity in the project. I almost fell down. It has remained one of my
favorite roadside attractions, mostly due to it's obscurity and one-of-a-kind
nature. [Carl Martin, 05/20/2001]
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