Scotts Bluff Administrative History

COVER

PART I: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT

Location and Description
Significance of the Resource
Legislative History of Scotts Bluff National Monument
Summary of the 1960 Administrative History

PART II: OPERATING THE NATIONAL MONUMENT

The Physical Plant: Visitors Center, Oregon Trail Museum, and Trails
Interpretation and Environmental Education
Land Acquisition, Problems, and Threats
Master Plan and Statement For Management
Maintenance: The Summit Road and Rockslides
General Park Maintenance: A Chronological Account
Management Appraisal and Operations Evaluation Reports
Core Mission/Basic Operations
Soil and Moisture Conservation and Wildlife Management
The Cooperative Association: Oregon Trail Museum Association (OTMA)
Cooperative and Mutual Aid Agreements
Special Use Permits
Concessions
Fee Collection
Cooperation with the Nebraska State Historical Society & the North Platte Valley Historical Association
Archeology
Safety
Energy Conservation
Youth Programs
Law Enforcement and Monument Security

PART III: MISSION 66 AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Scope of the Scotts Bluff Initiative
Other Special Events

PART IV: NEARBY HISTORICAL AREAS

Establishment of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
Chimney Rock & Fort Laramie National Historic Sites

PART V: SUMMARY: SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT

ENDNOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIXES:

1. Location
2. Early Trail Routes
3. Area
4. Existing Development
5. Existing Conditions
6. Annual Visitation, Past and Projected

INDEX (omitted from the online edition)