The term “Oregon Trail” refers to the historical route that early settlers in the United States used in the 19th century as they moved westward across the country. Those emigrants on the eastern side of the Missouri River in Missouri or Iowa used ferries and steamboats (fitted out for ferry duty) to cross into towns in Nebraska .

2024年5月20日 · Places to Go along the Trail. Trip planning? This map highlights different sites that can be visited along the trail. You'll find museums, interpretive centers, and historic sites that provide information and interpretation on this interactive map!

2017年12月6日 · The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2,000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, that was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the...

The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [1] east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in North America that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail crossed what is now the states of …

The Oregon Trail was an overland trail between Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, near present-day Portland, Oregon, in the Willamette River valley. It was one of the two main emigrant routes to the American West in the 19th century, the other being the southerly Santa Fe Trail.

2023年7月18日 · More than 2,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen along the Oregon National Historic Trail in six states and serve as reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and triumphs of early American settlers.

This US-20 road trip route loosely follows the Oregon Trail, stopping in at museums, diners, and small towns from Oregon to Massachusetts.

An icon of American history, the Oregon Trail marks the route of one of the nation’s largest mass migrations. According to historians, from 300,000 to 400,000 travelers used the 2,000-mile overland route to reach destinations in present-day Oregon, Washington, Utah, and California between 1840 and 1860.

The main Oregon Trail from Three Island Crossing to Boise was the primary route utilized by the emigrants for the first 10 years of the trail. Those emigrants who could not cross the Snake River were forced to follow the south side of the Snake River on a route known as the South Alternate.

2025年1月1日 · Between 1840 and 1869 those visions lured over 500,000 pioneers west to fulfill their dreams and a nation's destiny. Their 2,000-mile route is known today as the Oregon Trail. Beginning—the Gateway West. Long before it was a wagon road, the Oregon Trail was part of an ancient network of Indian footpaths and animal trails that crisscrossed the ...