Oregon Trail

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19th-century trail historic overland migration route pioneer trail

The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century trail → historic overland migration route → pioneer trail →
alsoKnownAs	Oregon-California Trail →
approximateLength	about 2,000 miles → about 3,200 kilometers →
associatedWith	Manifest Destiny →
country	United States →
crosses	Continental Divide → Rocky Mountains →
designatedBy	United States Congress →
designationYear	1978 →
endPoint	Oregon Country → Willamette Valley →
estimatedNumberOfEmigrants	over 300,000 →
followsRiver	North Platte River → Platte River → Sweetwater River →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
locatedIn	United States →
mainDeparturePoint	Council Bluffs, Iowa → Independence, Missouri → St. Joseph, Missouri →
managedBy	National Park Service →
notableLandmark	Chimney Rock → Fort Boise → Fort Hall → Fort Laramie → Scotts Bluff → South Pass →
passesThrough	Idaho → Kansas → Nebraska → Oregon → Wyoming →
recognizedAs	National Historic Trail →
relatedTo	California Trail → Mormon Trail → Santa Fe Trail →
significantFor	Oregon boundary dispute resolution → expansion of United States territory →
startPoint	Missouri River →
timePeriodOfIntensiveUse	1840s → 1850s → 1860s →
transportMode	covered wagons → ox-drawn wagons →
usedFor	settlement of the American West → westward migration →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Independence Square Historic District → Queen City of the Trails →	associatedWith
Old West ("Oregon Trail migration") →	associatedWithEvent
Gateway City →	associatedWithTrail
Applegate–Lassen Route →	connectedTo
California Trail →	connectsTo
National Frontier Trails Museum →	dedicatedTo
Western Historic Trails Center →	focusesOn
Sandy, Oregon ("Oregon Trail corridor") →	historicalRegion
Nebraska →	historicTrail
Wasco County, Oregon →	locatedOnHistoricRoute
Francis Parkman ("The Oregon Trail") →	notableWork
Humboldt River →	usedBy