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The Lone Tree Monument is on the site once occupied by a large tree in central Nebraska.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Nancy B )〕 Native Americans held council under it,〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Addison Erwin )〕〔Reutter, Harold. ("Monument rededicated 100 years later". ) (''Grand Island Independent''. ) 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2012-12-28.〕 early pioneers used it as a landmark, and it was the first official name of the county seat of Merrick county.〔 It is marked as a historical location by the Nebraska State Historical Society. ==History== Lone Tree was a solitary cottonwood tree, which stood on the north side of the Platte River about three miles southwest of where Central City is located. The trunk of the tree was about in circumference at the base and was about tall. It was a landmark, it was claimed, which could be seen for across the prairie by early travelers.〔〔 Native Americans knew the tree and named it (though the name is not known) before the pioneers came. Legend has it that Native American chiefs held council under its shade.〔〔 It was a landmark for pioneers as early as 1833. In 1858, it was selected by Western Stage Co. as the site for the Lone Tree Station. From 1860 to 1861, the Western Stage Company station was built and operating. The huge cottonwood tree marked its location, which was operated by Mary Hilton from 1860 to 1861.〔 In 1858, the Nebraska Territorial Legislature established Merrick County and designated "Elvira" as its mythical county seat located under Lone Tree near present day Central City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lone Tree Monument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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