Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, March 3, 1849
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 thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments, 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 BluffNational Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the UnitedStates for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 Contents
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EARLY EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT PLAINS 1
FIRST WHITE MEN AT SCOTTS BLUFF 3
REDISCOVERY OF THE CENTRAL OVERLAND ROUTE 4
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FUR TRADE 6
THE TRAGEDY OF SCOTTS BLUFF 7
THE FIRST WAGONS 11
TRADERS, MISSIONARIES, AND ADVENTURERS 13
MIGRATION TO OREGON 16
YEARS OF DECISION, 1846-48 19
SCOTTS BLUFF AND THE FORTY-NINERS 20
OREGON-CALIFORNIA TRAIL GEOGRAPHY AT SCOTTS BLUFF 25
GOLD RUSH TRADING POSTS AT SCOTTS BLUFF 33
COMING OF THE BULLWHACKERS 38
SCOTTS BLUFF—THE ARTISTIC RECORD 41
PONY EXPRESS TO IRON HORSE, 1860-69 42
WARFARE ON THE PLAINS 46
HUNTERS, MINERS, COWBOYS, AND HOMESTEADERS 52
NATURAL HISTORY OF SCOTTS BLUFF 55
PREHISTORY OF THE SCOTTS BLUFF REGION                         
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