Applegate–Lassen Route
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The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lassen Cutoff | 2 |
| Lassen Trail | 2 |
| Applegate–Lassen Route canonical | 1 |
| California Trail (via Lassen Cutoff) | 1 |
| Lassen Cutoff of the California Trail | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622107 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Applegate–Lassen Route Context triple: [California Trail, hasVariant, Applegate–Lassen Route]
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A.
California Trail
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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B.
Carson Trail
Carson Trail is a historic emigrant route across the Sierra Nevada used by 19th-century pioneers traveling to California.
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C.
High Sierra Trail
The High Sierra Trail is a renowned long-distance hiking route in California’s Sierra Nevada that traverses dramatic alpine terrain from the western side of the range to Mount Whitney.
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D.
Pohono Trail
The Pohono Trail is a scenic hiking route in Yosemite National Park that traverses the south rim of Yosemite Valley, offering panoramic views of landmarks such as El Capitan, Bridalveil Fall, and Half Dome.
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E.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Applegate–Lassen Route Target entity description: The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
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A.
California Trail
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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B.
Carson Trail
Carson Trail is a historic emigrant route across the Sierra Nevada used by 19th-century pioneers traveling to California.
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C.
High Sierra Trail
The High Sierra Trail is a renowned long-distance hiking route in California’s Sierra Nevada that traverses dramatic alpine terrain from the western side of the range to Mount Whitney.
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D.
Pohono Trail
The Pohono Trail is a scenic hiking route in Yosemite National Park that traverses the south rim of Yosemite Valley, offering panoramic views of landmarks such as El Capitan, Bridalveil Fall, and Half Dome.
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E.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emigrant trail
ⓘ
historic trail ⓘ overland route ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Applegate Trail
ⓘ
Applegate–Lassen Route ⓘ
surface form:
Lassen Trail
|
| branchOf | California Trail ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
California Trail
ⓘ
Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint |
Willamette Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon’s Willamette Valley region
Sacramento Valley ⓘ |
| hazard |
desert crossings
ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| heritage | part of American Westward Expansion history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Gold Rush migration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Idaho ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jesse Applegate
ⓘ
John Applegate ⓘ Lindsay Applegate ⓘ Peter Lassen ⓘ |
| partOf | California Trail ⓘ |
| peakUsagePeriod |
early 1850s
ⓘ
late 1840s ⓘ |
| routeType |
northern route into California
ⓘ
southern route into Oregon ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Humboldt River
ⓘ
near present-day Rye Patch Reservoir, Nevada ⓘ |
| status | historic route ⓘ |
| transportMode |
horse-drawn wagons
ⓘ
ox-drawn wagons ⓘ |
| traverses |
Black Rock Desert
ⓘ
Lassen National Forest (surrounding lands) ⓘ
surface form:
Lassen Meadows
Modoc Plateau ⓘ Shasta Cascade region ⓘ
surface form:
Pit River region
Sacramento Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento Valley region
Black Rock Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Smoke Creek Desert
Warner Mountains ⓘ |
| use |
emigrant travel
ⓘ
migration to California ⓘ migration to Oregon ⓘ wagon travel ⓘ |
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Subject: Applegate–Lassen Route Description of subject: The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
Referenced by (7)
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