Midway Stage Station
The building in 2010
Midway Stage Station is located in Nebraska
Midway Stage Station
Midway Stage Station is located in the United States
Midway Stage Station
Nearest cityGothenburg, Nebraska
Coordinates40°53′07″N 100°08′51″W / 40.88528°N 100.14750°W / 40.88528; -100.14750 (Ira Webster Olive House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1859 (1859)
NRHP reference No.69000372[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1969

The Midway Stage Station is a historic building in Gothenburg, Nebraska. It was built in 1859, and expanded in 1860–1861.[2] Initially built as a station for the Leavenworth City & Pike's Peak Express Company, it served as a station for the Pony Express from the 1860s to the late 1870s.[2] In 1879, it was purchased by Henry Laurens Williams, who turned the building into a cabin on his Lower 96 Ranch.[2] By the 1960s, the ranch had been inherited by his grandson.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 1969.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 John Q. Magie (August 27, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Midway Stage Station". National Park Service. Retrieved August 18, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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