Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska

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Contents

Early Exploration of the Great Plains

First White Men at Scotts Bluff

Rediscovery of the Central Overland Route

The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade

The Tragedy of Scotts Bluff

The First Wagons

Traders, Missionaries, and Adventurers

Migration to Oregon

Years of Decision, 1846-48

Scotts Bluff and The Forty-niners

Oregon-California Trail Geography at Scotts Bluff

Gold Rush Trading Posts at Scotts Bluff

Coming of the Bullwhackers

Scotts Bluff The Artistic Record

Pony Express to Iron Horse, 1860-69

Warfare on the Plains

Hunters, Miners, Cowboys, and Homesteaders

Natural History of Scotts Bluff

Prehistory of the Scotts Bluff Region

Guide to the Area Location of the Monument.

Related Areas

Administration

Suggested Readings

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES

Transcriber's Notes

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 30 cents.

Scotts Bluff
NATIONAL MONUMENT
Nebraska

Covered wagon

By Merrill J. Mattes

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 28
Washington, D. C., 1958
(Reprint 1961)

The National Park System, of which Scotts Bluff National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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