Platte in a sentence

Those traveling south of the Platte crossed the South Platte fork at one of about three ferries (in dry years it could be forded without a ferry) before continuing up the North Platte River Valley into present-day Wyoming heading to Fort Laramie.

North Platte Fire and Rescue crews responded to North Platte High School on Wednesday afternoon after smoke was reported in a hallway.

He grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte High School.

When he was 7, the family moved to North Platte, where he attended Jefferson Elementary and North Platte High School, graduating in 1947.

Before 1852 those on the north side of the Platte crossed the North Platte to the south side at Fort Laramie.

Captain Benjamin Bonneville on his expedition of 1832 to 1834 explored much of the Oregon trail and brought wagons up the Platte, North Platte, Sweetwater route across South Pass to the Green River in Wyoming.

Sumner's command went west along the North Platte to Fort Laramie, then down along the Front Range to the South Platte.

The main stem of the South Platte River Greenway runs along the South Platte from Chatfield Reservoir convert into Adams County in the north.

The North Platte/South Pass route was far less beneficial for a railroad, as it was about convert longer and much more expensive to construct up the narrow, steep and rocky canyons of the North Platte.

The railroad even dipped into what would become the new state of Colorado after crossing the North Platte River as it followed the South Platte River west into what would become Julesburg before turning northwest along Lodgepole Creek into Wyoming.

According to a list of online calls for service, one report of an explosion came in from Platte and Wahsatch avenues downtown.

A High Wind Watch is also in effect for the central Laramie Range and southwest Platte County including Interstate 25 near Bordeaux, and the south Laramie Range and foothills including I-80 near Vedauwoo and Buford.

A remote outpost on the Mormon Trail and Lincoln Highway is now the Cornhusker State’s sun and sand haven thanks to the 20 Fremont Lakes along the Platte River on the town’s western edge.

At the agriculture department at Platte Valley High School, students use a plasma cutting table, which cuts metal with a plasma torch, purchased about five years ago, according to Horn, who helps with technical support and maintenance for each device.

Built in 1935 to pull water from the North Platte River, the plant became obsolete in 2003 when underground springs were used to supply the town with water.

From the parking area hike west and cross a river, the North Fork of the South Platte, and continue towards Pine Lake.

He says the Laramie River in the Laramie area and the North Platte in the Casper area could see spring flooding if warm weather causes a sudden snow melt.

It flows through Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming and when combined with the length of the North Platte, the river stretches 990 miles.

It’s not quite to the “mighty” proportions some of the older generation in Fort Morgan can recall, but the South Platte River has absolutely transformed in the past few months of prolonged measurable rainfall.

Mayor Davis said the lower weight limit prohibits fire trucks from accessing the area without crossing the North Platte River.