However, many settlers branched off or stopped short of this goal and settled at convenient or promising locations along the trail. The Oregon Trail's nominal termination point was Oregon City, at the time the proposed capital of the Oregon Territory. Later, several feeder trails led across Kansas, and some towns became starting points, including Weston, Missouri, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Atchison, Kansas, St. While the first few parties organized and departed from Elm Grove, the Oregon Trail's primary starting point was Independence, Missouri, or Kansas City (Missouri), on the Missouri River.
The basic route follows river valleys as grass and water were absolutely necessary. It was used during the 19th century by Great Plains pioneers who were seeking fertile land in the West and North.Īs the trail developed it became marked by numerous cutoffs and shortcuts from Missouri to Oregon. The historic 2,170-mile (3,490 km) Oregon Trail connected various towns along the Missouri River to Oregon's Willamette Valley. Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker erected this boulder near Pacific Springs on Wyoming's South Pass in 1906.
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