In 1741, Pierre and Paul Mallet, two French explorers, investigated the Platte River. This lithograph is from a sketch by Samuel Seymour, who traveled with the Stephen Long Expedition in 1820.
Douglas County came into the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Francis Parkman had just graduated from Harvard when he came to Douglas County in 1846 and wrote about his adventures in the book The Oregon Trail. Photo courtesy Peter Landry at www.blupete.com. www.bluepete.com
