Oregon Trail
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geographical nameDefinition of OREGON TRAIL
pioneer route to the Pacific Northwest ab 2000 miles (3219 kilometers) long from vicinity of Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette-Columbia river region; used especially 1842–60
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Oregon Trail
(Concise Encyclopedia)Major U.S. route to the Northwest in the 19th century. It stretched about 2,000 mi (3,200 km), from Independence, Mo., to the Columbia River region of Oregon. First used by fur traders and missionaries, it was heavily used in the 1840s by travelers to Oregon, including settlers of the “great migration,” led by Marcus Whitman. Of all western trails, it was in use for the longest period, surviving competition from the railroad by serving as a trail for eastward cattle and sheep drives.
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