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Get Driving DirectionsFort Hartsuff State Historical Park Description
Located near Elyria, Fort Hartsuff is typical of Plains infantry outposts. It stood as a buffer between settlers and Native Americans, and to protect the Pawnee from the war-like Sioux, in the North Loup River Valley from 1874 to 1881. Because the main fort buildings were constructed of a lime/concrete mixture, many have survived. Acquired as a historical park in 1961, it has been restored as it was when soldiers patrolled the North Loup and Cedar river valleys and pioneered a new trail to the Black Hills gold fields in the 1870s.
Coordinates
: 41.724, -99.024Area
: 18 acres (0.07 km²)Official Link
: Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park