Oregon Trail
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The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in North America that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Ore
The first Fort Laramie as it looked prior to 1840. Painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller
Breaking up Camp at Sunrise, by Alfred Jacob Miller
Trail ruts near Guernsey, Wyoming
Our Camp, by Alfred Jacob Miller
California Trail
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The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about 1,600 mi across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. After it was esta
Oregon Trail
…known as Oregon and its surroundings, with traffic especially thick from 1846 to 1869. The eastern half of the trail was also used by travelers on the California Trail from 1843, the Mormon Trail from 1847, the Montana Trail from 1862, and the Bozeman Trail from 1863, before turning off to their separate destinations…
Depiction of a wagon train crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert toward California
John Marsh's ranch was the end of the California Trail. His large stone house still stands and is now part of Marsh Creek State Park in Contra Costa County.
John Bidwell