Since times unrecorded, springs from the Ogallala Formation
relieved travelers through the Republican Valley. In 1930 Benkelman citizens improved a nearby
spring to benefit motorists on NE 3 (later US 34). The 1935 Republican River flood destroyed the
original spring and highway. When the
highway was relocated, this rest area was established in 1941 at the site of
another spring. The highway was
relocated again in 1970 and the state deeded the rest area to Dundy
County. Local residents restored it in
2008.
Nebraska State Historical Society.
2009
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