Bay Roping Horses for Sale near North Platte, NE

About North Platte, NE

North Platte was established in 1866 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named from the North Platte River. On July 13, 1929, black North Platte resident Louis "Slim" Seeman shot and killed Edward Green, a North Platte police officer. Following the incident, a mob of white residents of North Platte walked through the city, telling black residents to leave North Platte. Fearing mob violence, most of North Platte's black residents fled.