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A map of the central and western united states with a red line designating the oregon and california trails and blue circles indicating points of interest along the routes
Virtual Trail
Horses pull a covered wagon in front of chimney rock
the Oregon, California, Cherokee and Southern Emigrant Trails
Close up of steam locomotive
Nevada Trails
The Carmel Mission Basilica, the mission of San Carlos Borromeo, founded in 1770 by Junipero Serra, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California USA - Basilica is in a light cream stone or stucco appearance with an arch double entrance in dark brown with a tile roof in dark rusty brown. Two crosses lead up from 2 upper sections with 2 arch shaped windows on the left and one on the right. A star shape image in a gold color paint shows what appears to be a small window.
California’s Mission Trail
Idaho Trails showing 2 white people riding 2 horses on the trails within the mountains of Idaho.
Idaho Trails
Country folks serving food
The Butterfield Overland Trail
Riverboat against sunset
Southern Trails
East Canyon State Park
Utah and Wyoming Trails
Showing the Missouri and Kansas Trail with a cannon firing in a large green field with large green maple trees in the background and about 10 men in period clothing shoving the black powder into the cannon. The cannon fires with a big cloud of smoke.
The Missouri and Kansas Trails
painting by William Henry Jackson of covered wagons pulled by oxen in a rocky landscape
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