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  2. Joseph R. Walker - Wikipedia

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    Joseph R. Walker (December 13, 1798 – October 27, 1876) was a mountain man and experienced scout.He established the segment of the California Trail, the primary route for the emigrants to the gold fields during the California gold rush, from Fort Hall, Idaho to the Truckee River.

  3. California Trail - Wikipedia

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    The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about 1,600 mi (2,600 km) across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. After it was established, the first half of the California Trail followed the same corridor of networked river valley trails as the Oregon Trail and the ...

  4. Major explorations after the Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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    Major explorations of Earth continued after the Age of Discovery. By the early seventeenth century, vessels were sufficiently well built and their navigators competent enough to travel to virtually anywhere on the planet by sea. In the 17th century, Dutch explorers such as Willem Jansz and Abel Tasman explored the coasts of Australia.

  5. Roy Chapman Andrews - Wikipedia

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    In 1925, the museum sent a letter back informing the party that the skull was that of a mammal, and therefore even more rare and valuable; more were uncovered. Expeditions in the area stopped during 1926 and 1927. In 1928, the expedition's finds were seized by Chinese authorities but were eventually returned. The 1929 expedition was cancelled.

  6. Geographical exploration - Wikipedia

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    Discovery of America. Explorations of the Americas began with the initial discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), who led a Castilian expedition across the Atlantic, discovering America. After the discovery of America by Columbus, a number of important expeditions were sent out to explore the Western Hemisphere.

  7. Portolá expedition - Wikipedia

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    The Portolá expedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day California. It was led by Gaspar de Portolá , governor of Las Californias , the Spanish colonial province that included California, Baja California , and other parts of present-day ...

  8. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo - Wikipedia

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    In the state of California, September 28th is officially "Cabrillo Day". [49] A civic organization of Portuguese-Americans primarily in California is called the Cabrillo Club. [50] In northern California, the Point Cabrillo Light is named after him. [51] San Pedro, part of the city of Los Angeles, has Cabrillo Beach and the Cabrillo Marine ...

  9. Southern Emigrant Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Southern Emigrant Trail, also known as the Gila Trail, the Kearny Trail, the Southern Trail and the Butterfield Stage Trail, was a major land route for immigration into California from the eastern United States that followed the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico during the California Gold Rush.

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