Landmarks
Independence, Missouri | Chimney Rock | Courthouse and Jail Rock | South Pass | Independence Rock
Blue Mountains | Oregon City, Oregon
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- established in 1827
- jumping off point for several trail groups
- was 3 miles from Blue Mound--a hill pioneers climbed to see what lie ahead
- today's estimate height 325 ft.
- made up of a spire of sandstone and clay rising above the prairie
- located in western Nebraska
- most spectacular landmark on the Oregon Trail
- Chimney Rock Park Service
- made of clay, sandstone and volcanic ash
- the stone looks like a square
- pioneers would go out of their way to write their names or notes on the rock
- located south of Bridgeport, Nebraska
- 400 feet in height
- founded by Robert Stuart
- most important landmark because it was the only path through mountains
- the pass was similar to a valley
- width of the trail was several miles
- crosses the continental divide
- discovered in 1830 by William Sublette
- named "Great Register" of the desert because people carved their names in it or painted names with axle grease
- halfway point of the journey
- one of the most famous landmarks
- made out of large granite
- located near Casper, Wyoming
- Stonecutters were close by charging 5.00 a name
- PBS Site
- gold was discovered 1862
- most direct route to Oregon City
- tough terrain
- established in 1829 by John McLoughlin
- marks the end ofthe Oregon trail
- people settled there because it was the first city west of the Misssissippi River
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