Oxen – Heads Up Or Down?”

How much attention do you pay to Nebraska highway signs? When the basic design came out, Charlie McCourtney of Table Rock took umbrage. Finally, by 1934, he couldn’t stand it any longer and he spoke up. If you haven’t looked lately, each sign bears an image of an ox team pulling a covered wagon, evoking the early travel of the pioneers. Their heads are held high. McCourtney asserted that “no…