Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 28
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Scotts Bluff NATIONAL MONUMENT Nebraska
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
Elevations.
Geology.
Paleontology.
Plantlife.
Wildlife.
Prehistory of the Scotts Bluff Region
Signal Butte.
Scotts Bluff Bison Quarry.
Spanish Diggings.
Scotts Bluff Potato Cellar Site.
Ash Hollow Cave.
Guide to the Area
Location of the Monument.
Trans-Monument Road.
Mitchell Pass Area.
Visitor Center.
Scotts Bluff Summit Road and Summit Area.
Summit-Museum Trail.
Badlands Area.
South Bluff Wild Area.
Related Areas
Administration
Suggested Readings
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