MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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chimney rock
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ash hollow
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trees
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chimney Rock has become one of the most famous landmarks in the American West, largely due to its stop along the Oregon Trail. This unique formation came to symbolize the greatest voluntary migration in the history of mankind.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cap rock on Chimney Rock is a 25 million year old sandstone, and the older layers underneath are clays and volcanic ash particles that were piled on top of each other over millions of years of volcanic eruptions nearby.
Detailed explanation-3: -The name “Chimney Rock” probably originated from early fur traders. The first recorded mention of “Chimney Rock” was in 1827 by Joshua Pilcher. Pilcher had journeyed up the Platte River valley to the Salt Lake rendezvous of the Rocky Mountain fur trappers.
Detailed explanation-4: -One thousand years ago, the Ancestral Puebloans lived, worked, and worshiped at the Chimney Rock site. While no one knows exactly how many people were here, there are 200 stone structures which have been excavated by archeologists.