1. Platte - Noun
2. Platte - Proper noun
a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
Source: WordNetAfter ferrying across the Missouri River and establishing wagon trains near what became Omaha, the Mormons followed the northern bank of the Platte River in Nebraska to Fort Laramie in present-day Wyoming. Source: Internet
After the Black Vermillion River the trail angles northwest to Nebraska paralleling the Little Blue River until reaching the south side of the Platte River. Source: Internet
All of this greenery was fed with South Platte River water diverted through the city ditch. Source: Internet
An early expedition led by Robert Stuart from 1812 to 1813 proved the Platte impossible to navigate by the dugout canoes they used, let alone the large sidewheelers and sternwheelers that would later ply the Missouri in increasing numbers. Source: Internet
Another group member is Joe Frank, general manager of the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District in northeastern Colorado. Source: Internet
Before 1852 those on the north side of the Platte crossed the North Platte to the south side at Fort Laramie. Source: Internet