Bayard Area
History Nebraska
Bayard, Crawford
Nebraska State Historical Society, formed in 1878, the society has been and still is the steward of the state’s history.
Unique-Interesting Fact: History Nebraska owns the famous landmark Chimney Rock by Bayard along with ten other buildings at Fort Robinson by Crawford.
Unique-Interesting Fact: History Nebraska owns the famous landmark Chimney Rock by Bayard along with ten other buildings at Fort Robinson by Crawford.
Chimney Rock
Bayard Area
Visible to wagon trains from several days away, Chimney Rock’s 120-foot spire was unlike anything Oregon Trail pioneers had ever seen. The landmark’s story is told at the Ethel and Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center at Chimney Rock National Historic Site.
Flying Bee Ranch
Bayard Area
20 miles southeast to Bayard there are corrals and trailer space at the 3,300-acre Flying Bee Ranch. A ride along the scenic Wildcat Hills might bring a chance encounter with the mighty bighorn sheep.