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Jun 18, 2024 · Perhaps some 300,000 to 400,000 people used it during its heyday from the mid-1840s to the late 1860s, and possibly a half million traversed it overall, covering an average of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) per day; most completed their journeys in four to five months.
- William E. Hill
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Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
- William E. Hill
Jun 22, 2024 · More than 300,000 people set off on the Oregon Trail, taking their lives into their hands as they did. As well as the risk of exhaustion, malnutrition, and dehydration were they to run out of supplies or fail to find water in the searing heat, pioneers faced a barrage of other risks on their journey.
Jul 1, 2024 · A flood of American, men, women, and children soon headed west following the Oregon Trail, the superhighway of the early American West. By the mid-1850s some 400,000 had made the journey, with perhaps 30,000 perishing en route, primarily from disease.
Jun 28, 2024 · Life on the Oregon Trail was both challenging and unpredictable. Emigrants faced rough and rocky terrain, harsh weather conditions, and the constant threat of diseases like cholera.
Jun 18, 2024 · Oregon Trail - Outposts, Pioneers, Westward: Crucial to the success and well-being of travelers on the trail were the many forts and other settlements that sprang up along the route. These outposts offered protection and supplies for emigrants, as well as travel advice and a welcome respite from the rigours of the journey.
Jun 11, 2024 · Spanning 2,170 miles across Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho before finishing in Oregon, the trail became so heavily used that ruts still visible today cut across the...
