The Oregon Trail

The story of the Oregon Trail is an epic unto itself. It is an amazing story of survival and determination, recorded in the memoirs and oral histories of the pioneers who were, in their old age, encouraged to write or tell their experiences for the generations who would follow.

These sites are only scratch the surface of the information available on the web!!

Oregon Trail Sites:
National Oregon/California Trail Center, Montpelier, Idaho
The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Oregon City, Oregon

Emigramts crossing the plains-Felix Darley-New York Public Library Collection