Between 1840 and 1860, 300,000 to 400,000 Americans moved west on covered wagons for 2,100 miles across the Oregon and California trails. In those two decades they transformed our nation and endured ...

Discover how the Oregon Trail helped shape American agriculture, connected settlers to fertile western farmland, and influenced U.S. farming ...

The prairie schooner stands ominously alone (circa A.D. 1860) on the dreary reaches of the Western flats. The boss of the approaching wagon train is understandably puzzled. He rides up to investigate.

Discover how lesser-known western migration trails alongside the .....Platte, and Sweetwater Rivers helped shape American agriculture and ...

Pioneers and the Oregon Trail. The Westward Expansion that gave rise to some of the oldest roads in America. These may all come to mind when you think about covered wagons. For most Americans, our ...