 DATE: When the train stops after the Indian raid, the sign on the  train station says "Fort Kearney", and the station manager mentions  a local train that will run to Omaha, establishing the location in  Nebraska. In 1872, the sign should have read "Kearney Junction."  Fort Kearny (correct spelling) was shut down in 1871. The second "e"  was added to the city of Kearney, Nebraskas name due to a postal  error, and it has since remained with that spelling.