Railroad Town
The development of the railroads, Union Pacific and the Burlington, brought thousands of settlers to the state. The railroads were given land grants by both the state and the federal governments as a reward for building these rail systems across the state. The railroads then sold this land to the settlers to obtain an operating profit. They developed land companies to encourage settlers to come to the state. Towns sprang up following the railroads across the state. These towns were established by the immigrants that the railroads brought west. Most of these immigrants were from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
While the Union Pacific was putting rails across Nebraska, another railroad company called the Central Pacific Railroad began laying rails in California. The plan was for the Central Pacific to lay rails going east and the Union Pacific to lay rails going west. On May 10, 1869, the companies met at Promontory Point , Utah, and the first transcontinental railroad was completed. Today Grand Island is still the hub of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Our next stop on the Great Platte River Highway is Kearney, Nebraska. It is 42 miles from Grand Island to Kearney. You will need to jog 21 miles. We will meet you there!
Grand Island 
Kearney 42 miles
Before students participate in the jogging, their medical
status should be reviewed. Health problems should be
considered prior to participation in any physical
activity.
Fitness
Reminder!
How hard you have to exercise to make your heart stronger and to improve aerobic endurance is called intensity of your workout.To improve your aerobic endurance, you must exercise vigorously achieving a "target heart rate". During aerobic exercise you should feel your heart beat faster, start sweating, and you should be breathing harder.
Fitness concepts review
Warm-up and cool-down
Taking your pulse
Heart rate
Aerobic endurance
Frequency of exercise
Intensity of exercise
Nebraska
Platte River History Jog
Fort
Atkinson
Fremont
Columbus
Central
City
Grand
Island
Kearney
Lexington
Cozad
Gothenburg
North
Platte
Ogallala
Oshkosh
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
Morrill
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