Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail
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The Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail was a shorter, federally funded wagon road surveyed by engineer Frederick W. Lander in the 1850s to provide emigrants a safer and more efficient route across the Rocky Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oregon Trail cutoff
ⓘ
historic emigrant trail route ⓘ wagon road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lander Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avoids |
Fort Bridger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
longer southern loop through present-day southwest Wyoming ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1858 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1857 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint | Fort Hall region, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Green River Basin
NERFINISHED
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Snake River Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweetwater River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed segments on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Oregon National Historic Trail corridor ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Westward Expansion
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ⓘ
Oregon Trail migration period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1850s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frederick W. Lander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
crossed high mountain passes and river valleys in the central Rockies
ⓘ
federally engineered and graded wagon road ⓘ reduced travel distance compared to older routes ⓘ |
| partOf | Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Big Sandy region
NERFINISHED
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Green River country NERFINISHED ⓘ Soda Springs region, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pass area NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Valley, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide a more efficient route for overland travel
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provide a safer route across the Rocky Mountains ⓘ provide a shorter route for emigrant wagons ⓘ |
| routeType | overland wagon road ⓘ |
| shorterThan | main Oregon Trail route via Fort Bridger ⓘ |
| startPoint | near South Pass, Wyoming ⓘ |
| surveyor | Frederick W. Lander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationMode |
horse-drawn wagons
ⓘ
ox-drawn wagons ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migration to California
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migration to Oregon ⓘ migration to the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| usePeriod |
1860s
ⓘ
1870s ⓘ late 1850s ⓘ |
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