Overland Trail
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The Overland Trail was a major 19th-century stagecoach and emigrant route across the American West that served as an important alternative to the Oregon Trail for travel and mail between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Overland Trail canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emigrant trail
ⓘ
historic trail ⓘ stagecoach route ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Missouri River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ antebellum period ⓘ |
| follows |
North Platte River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platte River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ South Platte River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mountain passes
ⓘ
river crossings ⓘ stage stations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-railroad era ⓘ |
| locatedIn | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | overland routes to the American West ⓘ |
| replacedBy | transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| significance |
facilitated migration to the American West
ⓘ
provided alternative to northern Oregon Trail route ⓘ supported communication between East and West coasts ⓘ |
| startPoint | Missouri River frontier settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
American West historiography
ⓘ
U.S. frontier studies ⓘ pioneer diaries ⓘ |
| traverses |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. Army couriers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. mail contractors ⓘ emigrants ⓘ freighters ⓘ stagecoach companies ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
American westward expansion ⓘ Pony Express era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
emigrant migration
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ mail transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ stagecoach travel ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.