Mile 1075: South Pass
"But South Pass was the halfway mark on the wagon journey [to Oregon], and by now the pioneers had survived two months of Platte River storms, the outdoor cholera wards,…
Robidoux’s Trading Post
"The primary business of the Robidoux clan was to trade with the Indians. . . . [T]he Robidoux eastbound caravans were often observed by emigrants: Howell was told by Robidoux…
Mile 655: Chimney Rock Landmark
"Chimney Rock was the most famous of all the landmarks on the Great Platte Road. This is not idle rhetoric. . . . Chimney Rock is mentioned of described in…