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The Great Trek was used by Afrikaner nationalists as a core symbol of a common Afrikaans history. It was used to promote the idea of an Afrikaans nation and a narrative that promoted the ideals of the National Party. In 1938, celebrations of the centenary of the Battle of Blood River and the Great Trek mobilised behind an Afrikaans nationalist ...
A map charting the routes of the largest trekking parties during the first wave of the Great Trek (1835-1840) along with key battles and events. Louis Tregardt 's route (1833 to 1838) Survivors of Tregardt's trek evacuated by sea, 1839
The Mormon Trail was created by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, called "Mormons," who settled in what is now the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The Mormon Trail followed part of the Oregon Trail and then branched off at the fur trading post called Fort Bridger, founded by famed mountain man Jim Bridger.
In his reminiscences [1] Lienhard describes the exact route and various aspects of daily life on the trail such as the shifting relationships among the emigrants, the encounters with the Indians, the changing landscapes as well as the trials and dangers travelers faced on difficult passages such as the Great Salt Lake Desert and the Sierra Nevada.
The subsequent favourable reports of the Commission Treks resulted in many farmers leaving their farms and trekking into the interior of Southern Africa, in what later became known as the Great Trek. Uys sold his own farm in December 1836 and left the Uitenhage area with his party of 100 Voortrekkers (as they became known) in April 1837.
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In 1937, the trek's centenary, a bronze plaque was installed where they crossed the Drakensberg ridge. [8] A sundial beside Nelspruit's modern town hall is shaped like a wagon wheel in recognition of his journey. [27] The Louis Tregardt Trek Memorial Garden is located at the final destination of his trek, in Maputo. [28]
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