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Title
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The Southern Emigrant Trail
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Description
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Article about the Southern Emigrant Trail, originally known as the Emigrant Road during the Gold Rush years. "In its heyday, it was the major overland route in and out of Southern California," but carries connections to Missouri. Numerous stagelines ran along the Southern Emigrant Trail, including that of the "famous Butterfield overland stage, which ran 2,700 miles from Tipton, Missouri, to San Francisco."
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Language of the Missouri Trail
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Description
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A glossary of terms used by emigrants on the Santa Fe and other trails.
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Westward Across the "Great Lone Land"
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Description
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Overland wagon trains began in Missouri River towns such as Independence, Westport, Weston and St. Joseph. The author recounts experiences from letters, journals, and diaries of the emigrants who made the journey.
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Mormon Trail - Forging a Road West
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Description
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Brief article detailing the history of the early wagon trains that traveled the Mormon Trail and some of the landmarks along the way. The first to travel this trail on recommendation by Lansford Hastings, were the families of George and Jacob Donner and James Reed.
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
