ROCK BLUFF (OCCASIONALLY ROCK BLUFFS)
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ROCK BLUFF (OCCASIONALLY ROCK BLUFFS) |
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NAME: Rock Bluff (occasionally Rock Bluffs) COUNTY: Cass ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Typical Great Plains: hot Summers, cold Winters BEST TIME TO VISIT: Accessible year 'round |
COMMENTS: Located on the banks of the Missouri River, about six miles east of US 75; the turn-off is about ten miles south of Plattsmouth (the road is labeled Rock Bluff Road). REMAINS: The historic school house, and a pretty cemetery. |
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Rock Bluff was a prosperous riverboat town, supplanted eventually by others that were larger and had better facilities. Rock Bluff's major economic operation -- a grain elevator -- continues to thrive, right on the river-bank. Its heyday was, I believe, in the period from the 1870s to World War I. Additional information from current residents of the area would be appreciated. Submitted by: Kurt Wenner Rock Bluff was a pioneer crossing on the Missouri River. Settled in 1854 by a German named Benedict Spires, Rock Bluffs became a leading point for equipping freighting outfits to cross the plains during the 1850s. By 1877 it had almost 200 residents, as well as a Methodist Church[2], a post office, a mayor, the county fair, a common lodge hall for Masons and Odd Fellows, and a variety of businesses including three stores, two blacksmith shops, two saloons and a billiard hall. There was a race track near the steamboat landing, and a coal mine south of town.[3] Rock Bluff once competed with Plattsmouth the be the county seat of Cass County. Submitted by Gary. Post Office 1870-19Rock Bluff was a pioneer crossing on the Missouri River. Settled in 1854 by a German named Benedict Spires, Rock Bluffs became a leading point for equipping freighting outfits to cross the plains during the 1850s. By 1877 it had almost 200 residents, as well as a Methodist Church[2], a post office, a mayor, the county fair, a common lodge hall for Masons and Odd Fellows, and a variety of businesses including three stores, two blacksmith shops, two saloons and a billiard hall. There was a race track near the steamboat landing, and a coal mine south of town.[3] Rock Bluff once competed with Plattsmouth the be the county seat of Cass County. Submitted by: Tim Lockwood |
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