The Underground Railroad was a way that slaves escaped to freedom. The Mormon Trail was a route the Mormons took to find religious freedom.
Early pioneers did not but later ones 1870's and on usually did.
The first group of Mormon pioneers started on the trail in the winter of 1845-46, but groups continued to use the trail until the railroad came in 1869.many of these groups were converts from Europe.
The Mormon Trail ended in Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally, there was nothing at the end but an empty desert valley and a really stinky salty lake, but the pioneers began building a city, so that by the time people stopped traveling the Mormon trail (due to the railroad coming), there was a big thriving city at the end of thet trail.
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.
The Mormon Trail was in operation from 1846 to 1869, when the transcontinental railroad was completed.
The Mormon Trail stopped being used shortly after the railroad reached Utah in 1869.
Mormon trail
The first group of Mormon pioneers started on the trail in the winter of 1845-46, but groups continued to use the trail until the railroad came in 1869.
Ground railroad( secret trail)
The Mormon trail was first used in 1846-47 and stopped being used around 1870, when the transcontinental railroad came through.
Early pioneers did not but later ones 1870's and on usually did.
The first group of Mormon pioneers started on the trail in the winter of 1845-46, but groups continued to use the trail until the railroad came in 1869.many of these groups were converts from Europe.
The Mormon Trail ended in Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally, there was nothing at the end but an empty desert valley and a really stinky salty lake, but the pioneers began building a city, so that by the time people stopped traveling the Mormon trail (due to the railroad coming), there was a big thriving city at the end of thet trail.
The Mormon Trail began in 1847.
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
As the Mormon trail was used by thousands of Mormon pioneers crossing to Utah between 1846 and 1870, important dates are nearly irrelevant. There was a near constant flow of immigrants on the trail. The first families started on the trail in the early months of 1846, stayed the winter in Nebraska, and arrived in Salt Lake City in July 1847. The trail went largely unused after the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.