Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, March 3, 1849] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Stewart L. Udall, _Secretary_ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, _Director_ _HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT_ This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 30 cents. _Scotts Bluff_ NATIONAL MONUMENT _Nebraska_ [Illustration: Covered wagon] By Merrill J. Mattes NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 28 Washington, D. C., 1958 (Reprint 1961) _The National Park System, of which Scotts Bluff National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people._ [Illustration: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR] _Contents_