History Lewis and Clark were told to watch for ‘burning bluffs’ in the area. Settlement began in the early 1880s. A fur trader named Bernard Pratte once lived at the mouth of what was then known as the ‘Fish Creek’. Pratte's last name was mistakenly transcribed as Platte on an early map of the creek and the spelling error stuck. The town that would become Platte was named after the creek.
history lEwis and cLARk weRe tOlD to WATch For ‘buRnIng bLuFfs’ in THE arEa. seTtlEmEnT BEgAn in THe early 1880s. a fUr tRADER Named BernaRd PratTe onCe liVeD at THe mouTH of What waS then KnoWn aS The ‘FiSh CrEEk’. prATtE's laST namE wAs MIstakenLy trAnsCRibeD as platte on an EArlY map oF the CReEk anD THe Spelling error stuck. the town That woUld bECOme plattE was nAMed after tHe cReEK.