USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The trail began at the old Independence Landing north of Independence, Missouri. Here emigrants left steamboats after a five or six day journey from St. Louis. The center of activity in the small town of Independence was the bustling square.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unofficially, the starting point could be Council Bluffs, St. Joseph, Saint Louis, or possibly other places. The first major migration via the Oregon Trail to “Oregon Country” occurred in 1843. In the 1840’s the vast majority of emigrants who used the Oregon trail were farmers bound for Oregon.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Oregon Trail, Mormon History, Historic Sites. Tens of thousands of American pioneers took their first steps west in Independence, MO. Long before the days of President Harry S. Truman, the pioneers made Independence the most popular starting point for the Oregon Trail.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2, 000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, that was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west. The trail was arduous and snaked through Missouri and present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and finally into Oregon.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trails West Through the Missouri Gateway Lewis and Clark Trail-The Corps of Discovery led by Meriweather Lewis and William Clark began their trek to find a water route to the west coast in 1804 and discovered a window west.