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Special Event

Event

Cutoffs: More than a Fashion Statement

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 42.000000, -104.000000


The program will take place at the wagons on the Oregon Trail Pathway, just west of the Scotts Bluff National Monument visitor center. The visitor center is located at 190276 Old Oregon Trail in Gering, Nebraska.

Dates & Times

Date:

Friday, July 5, 2024

Time:

7:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Campfire/Evening Program
Talk

Description

Join Park Ranger Eric Graves at the wagons on the Oregon Trail Pathway for a talk about overland trail cutoffs. Some of these cutoffs saved time or brought the traveler to superior grazing or water. Others proved to be a disaster by delaying emigrants with rough terrain or leading them away from water and grazing. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to inside the visitor center theater. 

 

Reservation or Registration: No

Contact Information

Eric Graves
308-436-9700
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Image Gallery

A grassy, prairie pass at the base of a sandstone bluff.
A grassy, prairie pass at the base of a sandstone bluff.
Robidoux Pass was the original route of the Oregon Trail around Scotts Bluff until Mitchell Pass was improved to form a local cutoff.
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