Oregon Trail

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The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century trail
historic overland migration route
pioneer trail
alsoKnownAs Oregon-California Trail
linked to: California Trail
approximateLength about 2,000 miles
about 3,200 kilometers
associatedWith Manifest Destiny
country United States
crosses Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
designatedBy United States Congress
designationYear 1978
endPoint Oregon Country
Willamette Valley
estimatedNumberOfEmigrants over 300,000
followsRiver North Platte River
Platte River
Sweetwater River
historicalPeriod 19th century
locatedIn United States
mainDeparturePoint Council Bluffs, Iowa
linked to: Council Bluffs

Independence, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri
managedBy National Park Service
notableLandmark Chimney Rock
Fort Boise
Fort Hall
Fort Laramie
Scotts Bluff
South Pass
passesThrough Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
Oregon
Wyoming
recognizedAs National Historic Trail
relatedTo California Trail
Mormon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
significantFor Oregon boundary dispute resolution
expansion of United States territory
startPoint Missouri River
timePeriodOfIntensiveUse 1840s
1850s
1860s
transportMode covered wagons
ox-drawn wagons
usedFor settlement of the American West
westward migration

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Old West associatedWithEvent Oregon Trail migration
linked to: Oregon Trail
California Trail connectsTo Oregon Trail
Nebraska historicTrail Oregon Trail
Gateway City associatedWithTrail Oregon Trail
Humboldt River usedBy Oregon Trail
Francis Parkman notableWork The Oregon Trail
linked to: Oregon Trail
Sandy, Oregon historicalRegion Oregon Trail corridor
linked to: Oregon Trail
The Big Trail setting Oregon Trail
Fort Hall partOf Oregon Trail
Chimney Rock onRoute Oregon Trail
Chimney Rock visibleFrom Oregon Trail corridor
linked to: Oregon Trail
Fort Boise locatedOnRoute Oregon Trail
South Pass partOf Oregon Trail
South Pass usedBy Oregon Trail emigrants
linked to: Oregon Trail
South Pass category Oregon Trail sites
linked to: Oregon Trail
South Pass featureOf Overland trails to the Pacific Northwest
linked to: Oregon Trail
Platte River usedBy Oregon Trail
Fort Bridger, Wyoming hasCategory Oregon Trail
Echo Canyon, Utah usedBy Oregon Trail emigrants
linked to: Oregon Trail
Sweetwater River landmarkOn Oregon Trail
Fort Dalles locatedNear Oregon Trail
Fred MacMurray notableWork The Oregon Trail
linked to: Oregon Trail
Bozeman Trail startPoint Oregon Trail
Bozeman Trail connects Oregon Trail
Jim Bridger associatedWith Oregon Trail
Fort Kearny associatedWith Oregon Trail
Francis Parkman notableWork The Oregon Trail
subject linked to: Parkman
linked to: Oregon Trail
France and England in North America relatedWork The Oregon Trail
linked to: Oregon Trail
Montcalm and Wolfe relatedWorkByAuthor The Oregon Trail
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Barlow Road partOf Oregon Trail
Barlow Road replacedRoute Columbia River passage of Oregon Trail
linked to: Oregon Trail
Barlow Road category Oregon Trail
Jesse Applegate participatedIn Oregon Trail migration
linked to: Oregon Trail
Applegate Trail partOf Oregon Trail system
linked to: Oregon Trail
Barlow Road corridor partOf Oregon Trail system
linked to: Oregon Trail
The Dalles, Oregon partOfHistoricRoute Oregon Trail corridor
linked to: Oregon Trail