Oregon Trail (jan 1, 1840 – jan 1, 1860)
Description:
The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2,000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, which was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west. The trail was arduous and snaked through Missouri and present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and finally into Oregon.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1840
jan 1, 1860
~ 20 years