In October 1866, Union Pacific Railroad President Thomas C. Durant organized a special excursion to take more than 200 dignitaries from New York City to celebrate the transcontinental railroad’s progress across Nebraska Territory. He had a special gateway built at the 100th Meridian, where hired Pawnee Indians entertained his guests, one of whom was future president Rutherford B. Hayes.– John Carbutt, Courtesy Library of Con
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