MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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1, 250 miles long took 16 months to travel.
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3, 000 miles long took 8 months to travel.
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2, 000 miles long took 6 months to travel.
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4, 000 miles long took 5 months to travel.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was the longest historic overland migration trail in North America. The length of the wagon trail from the Missouri River to Willamette Valley was about 2, 000 miles (3, 200 km). It normally took four to six months to traverse the length of the Oregon Trail with wagons pulled by oxen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Oregon Trail was a wagon road stretching 2170 miles from Missouri to Oregon’s Willamette Valley. It was not a road in any modern sense, only parallel ruts leading across endless prairie, sagebrush desert, and mountains.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1840 and 1860, from 300, 000 to 400, 000 travelers used the 2, 000-mile overland route to reach Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, Utah, and California destinations. The journey took up to six months, with wagons making between ten and twenty miles per day of travel.
Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps some 300, 000 to 400, 000 people used it during its heyday from the mid-1840s to the late 1860s, and possibly a half million traversed it overall, covering an average of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) per day; most completed their journeys in four to five months.
Detailed explanation-5: -The covered wagon made 8 to 20 miles per day depending upon weather, roadway conditions and the health of the travelers.