A report on California Trail
Emigrant trail of about 1600 mi across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California.
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Oregon Trail
40 links2170 mi east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
2170 mi east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
The eastern half of the trail was also used by travelers on the California Trail (from 1843), Mormon Trail (from 1847), and Bozeman Trail (from 1863) before turning off to their separate destinations.
Mormon Trail
20 links1,300 mi long route from Illinois to Utah that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled for 3 months.
1,300 mi long route from Illinois to Utah that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled for 3 months.
From Council Bluffs, Iowa to Fort Bridger in Wyoming, the trail follows much the same route as the Oregon Trail and the California Trail; these trails are collectively known as the Emigrant Trail.
First transcontinental railroad
15 links1,911 mi continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
1,911 mi continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
After the rail line's initial climb through the Missouri River bluffs west of Omaha and out of the Missouri River Valley, the route bridged the Elkhorn River and then crossed over the new 1500 ft Loup River bridge as it followed the north side of the Platte River valley west through Nebraska along the general path of the Oregon, Mormon and California Trails.
Nevada
15 linksState in the Western region of the United States.
State in the Western region of the United States.
California National Historic Trail
Platte River
9 linksMajor river in the State of Nebraska.
Major river in the State of Nebraska.
The river valley played an important role in the westward expansion of the United States, providing the route for several major emigrant trails, including the Oregon, California, Mormon and Bozeman trails.
Westward Expansion Trails
6 linksAlternative to sea and railroad transport.
Alternative to sea and railroad transport.
Settlers emigrating from the eastern United States were spurred by various motives, among them religious persecution and economic incentives, to move to destinations in the far west via routes including the Oregon Trail, California Trail, and Mormon Trail.
Pony Express
8 linksAmerican express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders.
American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders.
Beginning at St. Joseph, Missouri, the approximately 1900 mi route roughly followed the Oregon and California Trails to Fort Bridger in Wyoming, and then the Mormon Trail (known as the Hastings Cutoff) to Salt Lake City, Utah.
South Pass (Wyoming)
8 linksCollective term for two mountain passes on the American Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming.
Collective term for two mountain passes on the American Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming.
The historic pass became the route for emigrants on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails to the West during the 19th century.
California
6 linksState in the Western United States.
State in the Western United States.
These new arrivals used the Siskiyou Trail, California Trail, Oregon Trail and Old Spanish Trail to cross the rugged mountains and harsh deserts in and surrounding California.
Fort Bridger
5 linksOriginally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming, United States.
Originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming, United States.
It became a vital resupply point for wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, California Trail, and Mormon Trail.