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| | The Overland Trail: The North Platte River Crossing - Last updated 03/07/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | The crossing of the North Platte River just downstream from Johnson's Island, was such an exciting event to diarists, that much was written on that topic, but very little about the station itself, located on the east side of the river. |
 | | At this point, the Platte River was a welcome sight to the weary travelers, large cottonwoods lined the banks offering shade in the otherwise hot, dry, destitute sage brush county, and the water was clear and cold. |
 | | The North Platte Crossing is on the National Register of Historic Places; the eight acres surrounding the site comprise a State Historical Park, and is owned by the state of Wyoming. |
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