History of Platte County

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[Cover Page]
DEDICATION TO FOUNDERS OF COLUMBUS		vi
FOREWORD		xi
IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT		xii
PROLOGUE		xiii
BOOK I --- HISTORY
PART I - EARLY HISTORY
Prelude to Discovery		5
Chapter One	The Quest of Coronado	7
Chapter Two	Lewis and Clark	12
Chapter Three	Early Trails	16
Chapter Four	Territory of Nebraska	20
PART II --- THE COMMUNITY
Prelude to the Community		25
Chapter Five	The Founding of Columbus	26
Chapter Six	Early Indian History	36
Chapter Seven	The Makings of a Community	43
Chapter Eight	Archives	66
Chapter Nine	Annals of County Organization	93
Chapter Ten	Townships	200
Chapter Eleven	Religion	232
Chapter Twelve	Cemeteries	292
Chapter Thirteen	Military	298
Chapter Fourteen	Transportation	320
Chapter Fifteen	Agriculture	329
Chapter Sixteen	The Platte County Agricultural Park	339
Chapter Seventeen	Mills and Grain Elevators	357
Chapter Eighteen	Finance	363
Chapter Nineteen	Real Estate	377
Chapter Twenty	Industry	386
Chapter Twenty-one	Power	394
PART III --- PROGRESS
Prelude to the Future		409
Chapter Twenty-two	Politics, Government, and Law	410
Chapter Twenty-three	Commerce Organizations	435
Chapter Twenty-four	Civic Organizations	443
Chapter Twenty-five	Nebraska History	446
Chapter Twenty-six	The Press	455
Chapter Twenty-seven	Culture	462
Chapter Twenty-eight	In the Good Old Days	499
Chapter Twenty-nine	Medicine	536
Chapter Thirty	Contemporary	543
Epilogue		568
BOOK II --- BIOGRAPHY
PART I --- BIOGRAPHY
Prelude to the People		575
Biography		577
PART II --- BIOGRAPHY --- WAR HEROES
Prelude to Our War Heroes		957
In Memoriam		959
[Bibliography]		987
[Publisher's Notes]		989
[BOOK I --- INDEX]		995
[BOOK II --- BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX]		1001
[In Memorium - Index]		1011


© 2005 for the NEGenWeb Project by Ted & Carole Miller

CONTENTS

BOOK I --- HISTORY

BOOK II --- BIOGRAPHY

[Bibliography]

[Publisher's Notes]

[BOOK I --- INDEX]

[BOOK II --- BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX]

[In Memorium - Index]