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The first to lead a wagon train into Oregon were Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and about 20 others. There they set up the Whitman Mission, an area that became a stopping point for many wagon trains on their way to Oregon City.

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Q: What was the first wagon train on the Oregon Trail?
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What was the year when the first covered wagon arrived in California via the Oregon trail?

The first wagon train on the Oregon Trail moved in 1839-40, but, as the name suggests, they went to Oregon.After 1843, wagons using the California Trail usedt he eastern parts of the Oregon Trail to get to the California Trail.


Is wagon train the same as Oregon trail?

No, but when pioneers were traveling to Oregon on the Oregon Trail they would stay in wagon trains which are a single file line of different families' wagons.


Can you travel the Oregon trail today?

You can take parts of it. There are companies where you can have a wagon train experience .


Who where famous on the Oregon trail?

One of the trail's most famous pioneers made the crossing by wagon, train, automobile and airplane. American Oregon Trail pioneer and writer Ezra Meeker.


When did the first covered wagon arrive in california via oregon trail?

The first wagon arrived in 1841.


Where is the Oregon trail?

The Oregon Trail was the trail leading out of Independence Missouri to the Oregon Territory ending mainly in the Willamette Valley, the trail was started shortly after the Civil War in the 1860s. ===== actually, the first wagon came in 1843


Did the emigrants ride in the wagon on the Oregon trail?

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What was the great migration wagon train?

It was the wagon train of 1843 that traveled from Missouri to Oregon.


What brought an end to the wagon trails on the Oregon Trail?

it was because the trail ended


Who took the first wagon train from Missouri to Oregon?

The first organized wagon train left Missouri to go to Oregon on May 22, 1843. The train was made up of 1,000 people including families, missionaries, and pioneers and was guided by Dr. Elijah White.


What are some important things that happened in the year 1836 on the Oregon trail?

It started. The first wagon caravan (which signaled the 'start' of the Oregon Trail) was organized in Independence, Missouri in 1836.


What kinds of transportation did people use to travel along the Oregon Trail?

Covered wagons. See the link below.Better said wagon train