Platte River - Wikipedia
The Platte River is formed in western Nebraska east of the city of North Platte, Nebraska by the confluence of the North Platte and the South Platte Rivers, which both arise from snowmelt in the eastern Rockies east of the Continental Divide.
Crossing the Platte, ‘the meanest of rivers’ - Nebraskaland Magazine
Spanning the North Platte River, the 2,000-foot wooden truss toll bridge served travelers during the Black Hills gold rush. How difficult was it to cross the Platte without a bridge? The 1866 map on page 34 gives you some idea.
Native American tribes in Nebraska - Wikipedia
The Pawnee, which included four tribes, lived in villages along the Platte River. In the mid-nineteenth century, they ceded all of their lands in Nebraska to the United States except one reservation; in 1876 they surrendered this tract and moved to Indian Territory.
Bridging the Platte River - Nebraska Public Media
Mar 17, 2015 — The Platte River Valley is mostly flat, oriented east to west and adjacent to the Missouri. As a result, the “Great Platte River Road” became a major thoroughfare for explorers, settlers, and homestead traffic in the 1800s.
The Overland Trail in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
Oct 18, 2022 — The Overland Trail began along the Platte River in today’s western Nebraska where it diverged from the Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail followed the North Platte River to Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River and South Pass, all in present Wyoming.
Platte River History - Explore Nebraska History
Just to the southwest is the Platte River, whose valley was one of the great roadways to the west, used by fur traders, emigrants, military expeditions, gold seekers, and Mormons. Mormon migration to the Salt Lake Valley began at Winter Quarters, …
The Platte Experience - U.S. National Park Service
Jan 26, 2021 — When the first great flood of humanity and beasts rushed up the Platte Valley in 1849, stripping the countryside of grass and driving off the buffalo and other wild game, that wariness began to turn to resentment.
Platte River | Nebraska, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Platte River, river of Nebraska, U.S., formed at the city of North Platte by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte rivers. The Platte proper is 310 miles (500 km) long, but measured from its source stream, Grizzly Creek in Colorado (via …
The Great Platte River Road | Explore Nebraska History
Since 1841, Nebraska's Platte River Valley has been the historic highway of westward migration. In this area, the overland trail divided into two branches, one which followed the North and the other the South Forks of the River.
The River - Platte Basin Timelapse
Map of the Platte River. Map by Mariah Lundgren. Climate has shaped the Platte River for thousands of years. Frigid winters and stormy springs and summers bring droughts, floods, and winds that form its braided channels. In winter, ice forms on the river in block sheets.