Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Scotts Bluff County

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Scottsbluff is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and is the largest city in Scotts Bluff County.

Demography

Scottsbluff had 2010 15.039 inhabitants, according to United States Census.

History

The city is named after Hiram Scott, a trapper who arrived in what is now the county in 1828 lost their lives. There are a number of " bluffs " (in German about; " cliff " or "rock" ), from which ultimately the name of Scottsbluff was born. In February of the year 1900 - the year of the official establishment Scott Bluffs - reached the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB & Q), the city and a train depot was built, the passenger traffic has been reinstated in 1969. The arrival of the railway caused a more rapid development of the village. In 1900, the first weekly newspaper, The Scotts Bluff County Republican appeared, followed by the Herald ( 1901). In 1912, this was the star to Scottsbluff Daily Star Herald. In 1904, the construction of the Big Laramie and tri-state irrigation canals, many workers in the region, which also boosted trade. 1910, the sugar industry in Scottsbluff was established as the Great Western Sugar Company opened a factory in Scottsbluff. In the same year the construction of an opera house, and it was decided in 1914, the Star Movie Theater opened. The first paved road was completed in 1920. The U.S. Air Force built 1942-1943 Airport Western Nebraska Regional Airport ( also known as William B. Heilig Field) about 5 km east of the city. After the city of the Army had bought the airport in 1947, the airport from 1970 to 1999 was operated by the County. Since 2003, the Scotts Bluff County Airport Authority, the airport operator.

Location

Scottsbluff is located on the North Platte River and has access to U.S. Highway 26 is known, the city and the entire region, especially for the Scotts Bluff National Monument.