USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The California National Historic Trail traverses the roughly 2, 000 miles between the Missouri River and destinations in California and Oregon, following the path of several hundred thousand emigrants who traveled the route from the 1840s to the 1860s in hope of establishing a new life in the American West.

Detailed explanation-2: -This was the greatest mass migration in American history. Crossing 10 States, the entire California National Historic Trail system spans approximately 5, 665 miles. About 1, 100 miles of trail still have obvious remains on the ground such as trail ruts and other remnants, many on public lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was most heavily used in the 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s. The length of the wagon trail from the Missouri River to Sacramento, California was about 1, 950 miles (3, 138 km). It normally took four to six months to traverse the length of the California Trail with covered wagons pulled by oxen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both trails were roughly 2000 miles, depending on the various routes and cutoffs chosen and would take a typical emigrant family 3-6 months to make this journey. Although it is estimated that over 250, 000 people traveled upon the California Trail, it is often overshadowed by the less-traveled Oregon Trail.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main routes initially (1846–1848) were the Truckee Trail to the Sacramento Valley and after about 1849 the Carson Trail route to the American River and the Placerville, California gold digging region.