California Trail region
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The California Trail region encompasses the historic overland routes and surrounding areas used by 19th-century emigrants traveling from the Missouri River to California during the westward expansion of the United States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ overland migration corridor ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
19th-century overland migration
ⓘ
California Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| contains |
desert stretches
ⓘ
emigrant grave sites ⓘ emigrant trails ⓘ forts and trading posts ⓘ historic trail ruts ⓘ historic way stations ⓘ mountain passes ⓘ river crossings ⓘ |
| crosses |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
California goldfields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRouteOf | California Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | part of the California National Historic Trail landscape ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Applegate–Lassen corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carson Route corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Humboldt River corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pass area NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee Route corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Mormon Trail region
ⓘ
Oregon Trail region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of the American West
ⓘ
overland emigration to California ⓘ |
| usedFor |
emigrant travel
ⓘ
overland freight routes ⓘ wagon travel ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.