Valentine: US 83: SD border N of - 83 looking north
Few places in Nebraska have a history as closely tied to the settlement of the Sandhills as Valentine. Established in 1883 as the railroad reached this part of Cherry County, the town was named for Edward K. Valentine, a Nebraska congressman. It remains the county seat and a service centre for a vast ranching region, where grass-covered dunes shape land use and travel. The Niobrara River runs south of town, cutting through a landscape otherwise marked by open prairie. U.S. Highway 83 passes through Valentine, linking the community with a major north–south route across the Great Plains. Valentine is also known for its annual Valentine’s Day postal cancellations, sought by senders around the country.
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Valentine lies beside the Niobrara River in Nebraska’s Sandhills, and its position has made it a service centre for ranches spread across this grass-covered dune country. The Niobrara’s wooded valley cuts through an otherwise open region of prairie and wetlands, while Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge lies just southeast of town. Valentine is the western terminus of the Cowboy Trail, a rail trail following a former Chicago and North Western Railway route across northern Nebraska. Each February, the local post office is known for its special Valentine’s Day postmark. Continue to other webcams across Nebraska’s Sandhills to compare river valleys, ranch country and open prairie.
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