Chimney Rock National Historic Site
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| Location: | Nebraska , United States | ||
| Specialty: | Waypoint on the settlers' trains to the west | ||
| Next city: | Bayard | ||
| Surface: | 0.3 km² | ||
| Founding: | August 9, 1956 | ||
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Chimney Rock National Historic Site is a striking rocks in Nebraska ( USA ), which since 1956 as National Historic Site is designated. It is located approximately 25 km southeast of Scotts Bluff National Monument near Bayard on the south bank of the North Platte River . Geologically it is a witness Berg , who in the erosion of a cliff of sandstone was preserved because it by a harder limestone was protected. The rock formation is approximately 99 meters (325 ft .) High , approximately 37 meters (120 ft.) Of which is at the top.
The Oglala Indians of the Sioux family called the mountain Wapiti- Penis, the white pioneers and settlers gave it its current name after the English word for chimney .
history
In 1824, trappers and fur traders from the Rocky Mountain Fur Company , who traveled direct from St. Louis to the Rocky Mountains , established a route that ran along the North Platte River. Between the mid-1840s and the opening of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, Chimney Rock was a key landmark for settlers moving west along the North Platte River on the Oregon Trail , California Trail, and Mormon Trail to help them make the most of the Had crossed prairies and the mountains were about to cross. Around half a million people passed along the river under the rock during this time. The pony express also ran along the river along the route.
National Historic Site
Chimney Rock was designated a National Historic Site-Type Memorial on August 9, 1956 and is administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society . There is a visitor center and museum of Native American and settler history that is one of the major museums on the Oregon Trail.
In addition, Chimney Rock was selected to represent the State of Nebraska in the State Quarter in 2006 .
