02336cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000350011724500450015226400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034749000600038350000310044350801020047452011530057653400450172965300370177465300420181165300420185383000600189585600430195558922UtSlPG20260610134346.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF590.31 aMattes, Merrill J.,d1910-199610aScotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aNational Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 28 aRelease date is 2019-02-20 aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska" by Merrill J. Mattes is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work is part of a series of handbooks focused on the historical and archaeological significance of regions within the National Park System. The book centers on the famous Scotts Bluff, a key landmark on the Oregon Trail, detailing its importance in American westward expansion as well as its connection to early exploration, the fur trade, and the migration of settlers seeking new opportunities. The opening of the handbook provides an overview of Scotts Bluff's historical significance, illustrating its role as a prominent feature for those journeying across the Great Plains. It chronicles early exploration efforts in the area, from the Spaniards in the 16th century to the fur traders in the early 19th century, and introduces Hiram Scott, the fur trader after whom the bluff is named. Additionally, it describes the stunning natural topography of the region and sets the stage for understanding Scotts Bluff's pivotal role during the mass migrations that would follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aOverland journeys to the Pacific aScotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.) aScotts Bluff County (Neb.) -- History 0aNational Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 2840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58922