Lusk - Part 2

Passing through the town of Lusk, near the Nebraska border, we stopped by a couple of places we'd missed in the past.

The redwood water tank was built to furnish water for the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad steam engines. This line, which was part of the northwestern line, and later became the Chicago Northwestern Railroad,  came to Lusk on July 13, 1886.  The original site was several hundred feet to the west of the present location. Water was furnished from a well by a windmill. Later, it came from a hand-dug well by hand and steam power.  The tank is one of six left standing in the U.S.

The above description is what is written on this old wooden sign in front of the tank.

Depicted on the above monument are many of the famous brands of the outfits that trailed cattle from Texas to Montana. For identification and explanation of brands. The trail ran from Texas to Montana. For twenty years cattle were herded on the trail to replace the buffalo.