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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 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 from The Vikings team, or the Old Oregon Trail 1852–1906, by Ezra Meeker Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker erected this boulder near Pacific Springs on Wyoming's South Pass in 1906. [1] The historic 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [2] Oregon Trail connected various towns along the Missouri River to Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Oregon Trail, painting by Albert Bierstadt, c. 1863. 1830s: Pioneers from the United States begin coming to Oregon via the Oregon Trail. Transportation improvements brought declines in wagon traffic on the trail in the 1850s and 1860s, but the trail continued to be in use as late as the 1890s. 1843
Oregon City, the western terminus of the Oregon Trail, becomes the first incorporated U.S. city west of the Rocky Mountains. [69] Nov 25: The Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party pioneers the first wagon route across the Sierra Nevada on the California Trail. [70] 1845: Jun 1
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Dick Adams - 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Preservation Society. Attention bread enthusiasts and history buffs – there’s a sourdough starter from 1847 that you can get your hands on, but there ...
At the end of April 1844, the Independent Colony, 300 people in 72 covered wagons, crossed the Missouri River and started out on the 2,000-mile (3,200 km) journey along the Oregon Trail. [2] The company was under the command of Captain William T. Shaw, a veteran of the war of 1812, who was traveling with his wife, Sally, and six children.
History of the Santiam Wagon Trail. Urness: Alright, so let's jump into the history a little bit. So this route was in its heyday in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it was the primary route ...