Welcome to the Historic Trails Research Website

Historical Trails of the Western United States 1743-1890

Steve F. Russell, PhD, PE
steverussellweb.com

Created: November 18, 2009
Revised:  November 7, 2024


Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Work in Progress
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)
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



Oregon-California
National Historic Trail System


Work in Progress
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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PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

    I welcome any feedback from visitors to this site. Please email me if you have any comments or suggestions about how this web page can be improved or questions about historical accuracy. All information has been based on: 1) my personal observations and experience hiking the trail, and/or 2) original journal and mapping sources. Thank you. Steve F. Russell, SFR@IASTATE.EDU


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