Western Guidepost

Overview

Locale: Chimney Rock, near Scotts Bluff, Nebraska To the Oregon or California-bound migrant, Chimney Rock marked the completion of approximately one-fourth of his two-thousand mile trek. It also marked the end of his relatively easy passage across the Great Plains. Mentioned in trail journals more frequently than any other landmark, it stood as a sentinel guiding the traveler to the opportunities of the West.