Ogallala

Ogallala sits near the South Platte River in western Nebraska, where its broad valley crosses the High Plains. The town became a major cattle-shipping railhead in the 1870s, when herds driven north from Texas were loaded onto Union Pacific trains. Boot Hill Cemetery recalls that rough railhead era, while the Front Street complex interprets the saloons, businesses and trail traffic that once lined the town. Ogallala is also a practical base for Lake McConaughy, Nebraska’s largest reservoir, on the North Platte River. Browse other webcams across western Nebraska to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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