02654cam a2200349 4500 529786386 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781439630129 1439630127 B00947F51E Amazon 47e3be1b-c7d8-4494-918b-2975602d65c6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1063417 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Beckius, Jim. North Platte [OverDrive] : City Between Two Rivers. Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 51MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Nonfiction. HTML:<p>Situated at the junction of the North Platte and South Platte rivers, North Platte has a long history as an important stopping point in the westward migration of from the days of the California gold rush to the building of the transcontinental railroad and beyond. The Oregon Trail to the gold rush followed the South Platte River, and the Mormon Trail followed the North Platte River. In 1866 the building of the Union Pacific railroad stopped at North Platte for the winter. The railroad brought the town of North Platte to life. In 1869 the Union Pacific built a huge depot and hotel which stood until destroyed by fire in 1915. It entertained many famous visitors including William F. Cody, George Armstrong Custer, Bat Masterson, and Teddy Roosevelt. Since the 1920s North Platte has grown considerably, helped by the transcontinental Lincoln Highway which still runs through town. North Platte also had the first lighted runway in the United States, used for the air mail planes of the 1920s.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/3082-1/47E/3BE/1B/NorthPlatte9781439630129.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/north-platte?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/3082-1/47E/3BE/1B/NorthPlatte9781439630129.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/north-platte?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/3082-1/47E/3BE/1B/NorthPlatte9781439630129.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/north-platte?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)