Its name is as flat as its appearance, the South Platte, yet for a while it was the highway of empire.

The South Platte became a region of terror, with fiery assaults day after day.

The plains are sparsely settled with most population along the South Platte and the Arkansas rivers.

They reported finding trace amounts of gold in the South Platte and its tributaries as they passed along the mountains.

With seven dams on the river, the South Platte is considered a tailwater fishery.

I couldn't think of even one town situated on the South Platte.

In a town like Centennial near the South Platte, moisture and yield per acre could have been much different.

The creek no longer reaches South Platte above ground.

The South Platte did not yield gold and many of the remaining men from Kansas returned home.

Other trails were developed that traveled further along the South Platte to avoid local Indian hot spots.