USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The settlers gave a sigh of relief if they reached Independence Rock-a huge granite rock in Wyoming that marked the halfway point of their journey-by July 4 because it meant they were on schedule. So many people added their name to the rock it became known as the “Great Register of the Desert.”

Detailed explanation-2: -South Pass marks the halfway point of the Oregon Trail, a powerful symbolic landmark that lacked any distinguishing feature which we would actually think of as a landmark. Here, the emigrants crossed the Continental Divide and the eastern boundary of Oregon Territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -South Pass-Fremont County, Wyoming South Pass was perhaps the most important landmark along the emigrant trails. It marked the end of the long ascent to the Continental Divide and the emigrants’ arrival at the frontier of the Oregon country. It was also thought to be the halfway point along the trail.

Detailed explanation-4: -South Pass (elevation 7, 412 ft (2, 259 m) and 7, 550 ft (2, 300 m)) is the collective term for two mountain passes on the American Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming.

Detailed explanation-5: -Officially, according to an act of Congress, it begins in Independence, Missouri, and ends in Oregon City, Oregon. To the settlers, though, the trail to the Oregon Country was a five-month trip from their old home in the East to their new home in the West. It was different for every family.