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.

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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

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Atchison, Kansas, United States partOfHistoricTrail California Trail region
Lindsay Applegate placeOfActivity California Trail region