North Platte, NE Photos |
North Platte, Nebraska formed as a settlement around Fort McPherson on the Platte River and the Oregon Trail which followed it. After the Union Pacific railroad connected the nation along the old Oregon trail trajectory, the town became the largest rail sorting yards in America. |
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| See also: Nebraska, Railway Attractions, W.F. Cody Home, Lincoln County Historical Museum |
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| Lincoln County Courthouse (1921) & Sioux Lookout statue. Style: Beaux Arts. | Sioux Lookout statue on heights where natives used to watch Americans moving west. | Pawnee Hotel (aka Hotel Yancey) (1929) (221 E. 5th). Style: Georgian Revival. Architect: Frederick A. Henninger. On National Register. | Pawnee Hotel facade. |
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| Fox Theater (1929) (301 E. 5th). Architect: Frederick A. Henninger. On National Register. | Fox Theater against North Platte grain elevators. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |