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The Overland Trail (also known as the Overland Stage Line) was a stagecoach and wagon trail in the American West during the 19th century.While portions of the route had been used by explorers and trappers since the 1820s, the Overland Trail was most heavily used in the 1860s as a route alternative to the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails through central Wyoming.
In the history of the American frontier, pioneers built overland trails throughout the 19th century, especially between 1840 and 1847 as an alternative to sea and railroad transport. These immigrants began to settle much of North America west of the Great Plains as part of the mass overland migrations of the mid-19th century.
Overland Trail (18 P) P. Pony Express (3 C, 21 P) S. Santa Fe Trail (76 P) V. La Vereda del Monte (28 P) W. ... Pages in category "Trails and roads in the American ...
The Oregon-California Trails Association is an interdisciplinary organization based at Independence, Missouri, United States.OCTA is dedicated to the preservation and protection of overland emigrant trails and the emigrant experience.
Egan's diary "Pioneering the West" credits Redden for direction. This trail led straight through the high mountain ranges that most earlier explorers had worked so hard to avoid. Redden and Egan had discovered a series of mountain passes/springs that aligned to allow an almost straight path across the middle of Utah and Nevada.
It is estimated that as many as 650,000 moved west on the Overland Trails, including the Oregon Trail, from the early 1840s through the end of the Civil War. Several towns in Nebraska were used as "jumping off places" with Omaha eventually becoming a favorite after about 1855.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Historic migration route spanning Independence, MO–Oregon City, OR For other uses, see Oregon Trail (disambiguation). The Oregon Trail The route of the Oregon Trail shown on a map of the western United States from Independence, Missouri (on the eastern end) to Oregon City, Oregon (on ...
Map of the system with trail logos Each national scenic and historic trail has a rounded triangle logo used to mark its route and significant points. [1]The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the ...