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  2. Oregon Trail - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 June 2025. Historic migration route spanning Independence, MO–Oregon City, OR For other uses, see Oregon Trail (disambiguation). The Oregon Trail The route of the Oregon Trail shown on a map of the western United States from Independence, Missouri (on the eastern end) to Oregon City, Oregon (on the ...

  3. The Ultimate Oregon Trail Road Trip Itinerary - AOL

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    Yes, Independence is the literal starting point of the Oregon Trail and for that, it’s the place the route—and your road trip—will inevitably kick-off, however, this Missouri city deserves ...

  4. Route of the Oregon Trail - Wikipedia

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    Map from The Vikings team, or the Old Oregon Trail 1852–1906, by Ezra Meeker Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker erected this boulder near Pacific Springs on Wyoming's South Pass in 1906. [1] The historic 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [2] Oregon Trail connected various towns along the Missouri River to Oregon's Willamette Valley.

  5. Westward expansion trails - Wikipedia

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    The Mormon Trail was created by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, called "Mormons," who settled in what is now the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The Mormon Trail followed part of the Oregon Trail and then branched off at the fur trading post called Fort Bridger, founded by famed mountain man Jim Bridger.

  6. SNAP FAQ: What Is the Oregon Trail Card and How Can ... - AOL

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    Swipe your Oregon Trail Card and enter your PIN at any participating stores to purchase eligible food items. To check whether or not you qualify for SNAP benefits in Oregon, the ODHS says to ...

  7. Utter Party Massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Utter Party Massacre was an attack by Native Americans on September 9 or 13, [1] 1860, that killed or captured 29 of a group of 44 emigrants on a fork of the Oregon Trail in Washington Territory (modern day Idaho), United States. 10 survivors were found on October 24, 1860, emaciated and eating the disinterred remains of a party member. [2]

  8. Applegate Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Applegate Trail was an emigrant trail through the present-day U.S. states of Idaho, Nevada, California, and Oregon used in the mid-19th century by emigrants on the American frontier. It was originally intended as a less dangerous alternative to the Oregon Trail by which to reach the Oregon Territory .

  9. Is It Ever OK to Pick Flowers from Someone Else's Yard? The ...

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    Here's when it's okay to take flowers from a neighbor's yard, and when it most definitely isn't.