California Trail

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19th-century transportation route historic emigrant trail overland wagon route

The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century transportation route → historic emigrant trail → overland wagon route →
approximateLength	over 2000 miles →
connectsTo	California → Humboldt River → Missouri River frontier → Mormon Trail → Oregon Trail → Sierra Nevada →
country	United States of America →
crosses	Sierra Nevada mountains →
estimatedEmigrants	hundreds of thousands of people →
follows	Humboldt River → Platte River → Sweetwater River →
hasVariant	Applegate–Lassen Route → Carson Route → Nobles Trail → Truckee Route →
heritageStatus	National Historic Trail (as part of California National Historic Trail) →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
locatedIn	United States → Western United States →
maintainedBy	National Park Service (commemorative management) →
notableFeature	arduous desert crossings in Nevada → steep Sierra Nevada passes →
partOf	Westward Expansion of the United States →
passesThrough	California → Idaho → Nebraska → Nevada → Utah → Wyoming →
peakUsageDuring	California Gold Rush →
significantEvent	California Gold Rush →
startPoint	Council Bluffs, Iowa → Independence, Missouri → Missouri River jumping-off towns → St. Joseph, Missouri →
terminus	Sacramento Valley → San Francisco Bay Area →
transportMode	covered wagons → ox-drawn wagons →
usedBetween	1840s → 1850s → 1860s →
usedFor	overland travel to California → transport of emigrant wagons → westward migration →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Independence Square Historic District → Nobles Trail → Queen City of the Trails → Sutter’s Fort →	associatedWith
Applegate–Lassen Route → Carson Trail ("California Trail network") → Nobles Trail ("California Trail network") →	partOf
Oregon Trail ("Oregon-California Trail") →	alsoKnownAs
Gateway City →	associatedWithTrail
Applegate–Lassen Route →	branchOf
Applegate–Lassen Route →	connectedTo
National Frontier Trails Museum →	dedicatedTo
Western Historic Trails Center →	focusesOn
California Trail ("Truckee Route") →	hasVariant
Nebraska →	historicTrail
Carson Pass ("California emigrant trail system") →	onHistoricRoute
Oregon Trail →	relatedTo
California Gold Rush →	transportRoute
Humboldt River →	usedBy