Welcome to the Historic Trails Research Website
Historical Trails of the Western United States 1743-1890
Lewis &
Clark National Historic Trail |
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Lolo Trail National Historic
Landmark |
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Nez
Perce National Historic Trail |
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Southern
Nez Perces Trail 1835-1966 |
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George Benson Nicholson
Papers |
(LLT, LCT, SNT) |
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2016 Research Trip
Across the West from South Dakota to Donner Pass, California |
This report, with maps, covers the details of a
trip I made from the Missouri River in South Dakota to Donner Pass in California.
My intention was to follow the route of as many trails as possible. I took
hundreds of photos and recorded accurate GPS waypoints for many geographical
locations. The states I traveled through were Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming,
Utah Nevada, and Califormia. The trails I documented in my travels were: 1) 1811-1812 Oregon Trail (Wilson Hunt & Astorians) Donner Party Hastings Cutoff Pony Express Central Overland Trail Mormon Trail Union Pass, Wyoming |
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Oregon-California National Historic Trail System |
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Other Historical Trails |
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Landmarks |
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Historical
Trails Documents and Maps |
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Western
Trails Encyclopedia |
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