Following the opening or rediscovery of the Platte River route to the west by the fur traders and mountain men of the 1820's and 1830'
Gering, NE Pioneer LifeWhen you walked into the Wyobraska Natural History Museum, also known as Wildlife World, you could not help but utter an unexpected "Wow!"
Gering, NE MuseumsNamed for fur trapper Hiram Scott, this imposing natural formation was originally called ma-a-pa-te ("hill that is hard to go around") by Indians in the region. Scotts Bluff, rising 800 ft above the surrounding valley floor, and 4649
Gering, NE LandmarksIn early 2001, the North Platte Valley Museum embarked on an ambitious project to move part of a 113 year-old cabin from it's original "home" in Gering, Nebraska several blocks to the inside exhibition area of the Museum. Construction on the cabin began in 1887
Gering, NE Pioneer Life"Towering to the heavens" is how one pioneer described Chimney Rock, the most recognized landmark along the Oregon Trail. Tod...
Sandpit lakes provide recreation within a few minutes of Chimney, Courthouse and Jail Rocks. ...