Five to six moth jourey Orego Trail Traveled over half the cotiet People used wagos About 2,170 miles Crossed preset day states Missouri, Kasas, Nebraska, Wyomig, Idaho, ad Orego. Orego Trail Most practical route to the West Traveled with families lookig for farmlad or goig to Califoria i search of gold 1 i 10 died o the trail from disease, overwork, huger, or accidets 1869 trais took over Orego Trail Jail ad Courthouse Rocks. Located ear Bridgeport, Nebraska, these are two of may famous ladmarks for the traveler o the Orego trail. Traditio says that they were so amed by emigrats who believed them to resemble public structures "back home". 1
Chimey Rock Chimey Rock was the most described atural feature i migratio pioeer diaries. All diaries of the early travelers show that it was visible for 40 miles ad was used as a objective by the slow movig covered wagos. Ruts at Mitchell's Pass Remats of the trail still visible at Mitchell's Pass i Nebraska Register Cliff At Register Cliff, the Orego/Califoria boud travelers would stop briefly to carve their ames o the soft sadstoe cliffs above the North Platte River. Sigatures ad dates are still visible. Pioeer Name o Register Cliff 2
Graves ear Register Cliff There are several graves marked with fieldstoes i a feced i area at Register Cliff. Orego Trail wago wheel ruts at Guersey, Wyomig. Wheel ruts at Guersey, Wyomig Orego trail from Flagstaff Hill Lookig dow at the Orego Trail from Flagstaff Hill, the visible part of the trail is to the left of the covered wago. The covered wago sits o a seve mile remat of the trail. 3
Coestoga Wago Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saits traveled 1,300 miles from 1846-1857 They wated a ew home ad refuge Mormo Hadcarts Their goal was to fid a isolated area where they could permaetly settle ad practice their religio i peace About 70,000 Mormos traveled the Exodus This trail started i Illiois ad eded at the Great Salt Lake i Utah 4
They faced much hardship like walkig hudreds of miles, violet weather, temperature extremes, bad water, poor forage, sickess, ad death. This was a movemet of a etire people, a etire religio, ad a etire culture Devotioal practices were part of their daily routie o the trail. Kowig that others would follow, they improved the trail ad built support facilities. Busiesses, such as ferries, were established. Sata Fe Trail 780 miles that started from Idepedece, Mo., Traveled Southwest to Sata Fe, N.Mex. People used wagos Sata Fe welcomed trade Wago caravas, usually leavig i early summer, made the 40- to 60- day trip over the trail ad retured after a 4- to 5-week stay i Sata Fe Goods were take to Sata Fe each year Sata Fe Trail Traded steel products, glass, a variety of decorative items for buffalo robes. 5
Sata Fe Trail Rattlesakes ofte posed a threat as may people died due to sakebite. Ulike the Orego trail, there was a serious dager of Idia attacks The Comaches ad Apaches of souther high plais did ot tolerate trespassers. Lack of food ad water made the trail very risky. Weather coditios, like huge lightig storms, gave the travelers difficulty. If a storm blew up, there was ofte o place to take shelter ad the livestock could get spooked. Sata Fe Trail 6