California Trail

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The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century transportation route
historic emigrant trail
overland wagon route
approximateLength over 2000 miles
connectsTo California
Humboldt River
Missouri River frontier
Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail
Sierra Nevada
country United States of America
crosses Sierra Nevada mountains
linked to: Sierra Nevada
estimatedEmigrants hundreds of thousands of people
follows Humboldt River
Platte River
Sweetwater River
hasVariant Applegate–Lassen Route
Carson Route
linked to: Carson Trail

Nobles Trail
Truckee Route
linked to: California Trail
heritageStatus National Historic Trail (as part of California National Historic Trail)
historicalPeriod 19th century
locatedIn United States
Western United States
maintainedBy National Park Service (commemorative management)
notableFeature arduous desert crossings in Nevada
steep Sierra Nevada passes
partOf Westward Expansion of the United States
passesThrough California
Idaho
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
peakUsageDuring California Gold Rush
significantEvent California Gold Rush
startPoint Council Bluffs, Iowa
linked to: Council Bluffs

Independence, Missouri
Missouri River jumping-off towns
St. Joseph, Missouri
terminus Sacramento Valley
San Francisco Bay Area
transportMode covered wagons
ox-drawn wagons
usedBetween 1840s
1850s
1860s
usedFor overland travel to California
transport of emigrant wagons
westward migration

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California Gold Rush transportRoute California Trail
Carson Pass onHistoricRoute California emigrant trail system
linked to: California Trail
Queen City of the Trails associatedWith California Trail
California Trail hasVariant Truckee Route
linked to: California Trail
Nebraska historicTrail California Trail
Oregon Trail alsoKnownAs Oregon-California Trail
linked to: California Trail
Oregon Trail relatedTo California Trail
Sutter’s Fort associatedWith California Trail
Carson Trail partOf California Trail network
linked to: California Trail
Gateway City associatedWithTrail California Trail
Humboldt River usedBy California Trail
Applegate–Lassen Route partOf California Trail
Applegate–Lassen Route branchOf California Trail
Applegate–Lassen Route connectedTo California Trail
Nobles Trail partOf California Trail network
linked to: California Trail
Nobles Trail associatedWith California Trail
Western Historic Trails Center focusesOn California Trail
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 relatedTo California Trail
Scotts Bluff National Monument partOf California Trail corridor
linked to: California Trail
Fort Hall partOf California Trail
Chimney Rock onRoute California Trail
South Pass partOf California Trail
Mormon pioneers usedRoute Hastings Cutoff (in part)
linked to: California Trail
Donner Party route California Trail
Pioneer Monument nearbySite Emigrant Trail routes over the Sierra Nevada
linked to: California Trail
Chief Truckee historicalContext California Trail era
linked to: California Trail
Platte River usedBy California Trail
Fort Bridger, Wyoming locatedOnRoute California Trail
Fort Bridger, Wyoming hasCategory California Trail
Sweetwater River landmarkOn California Trail
Fort Kearny associatedWith California Trail