Great Platte River Road

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Great Platte River Road

Entry/Object ID

L2007.31.5

Description

The Great River Road is the story of the western migration in 1840's, 1850's,and 1860's. This is an in-depth study of the eastern third of the central Overland Trail System from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast, that part which followed the Platte River via Fort Kearny to Fort Laramie. Mattes not only includes his history of the movement, but also diary quotes and mileages for sites described. 583/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Independence Road, Fort Leavenworth Road, St. Joe Road, Council Bluffs Road, Mormon Trail, Nebraska City Road, Old Fort Kearney Road, Independence-St. Joe Road, Fort Kearny, Oregon Trail, California Road, Chimney Rock, Court House Rock, Fort Laramie, Westport Landing, Scott"s Bluff, Omaha, Nebraska, Western Migration, Military, Trails, Oregon-California Trail, Diary

Book Details

Author

Mattes, Merrill J.

Place Published

Location

UNKNOWN

Date Published

1969

Call No.

Western MA

LCCN

79-627916

Notes

Copy No.: 4

Condition

Overall Condition

Good