The Mormon Trail had several starting pionts, but the original group traveling from Nauvoo, Illionios to Utah travelled over 1,300 miles.
Because the Mormon Pioneers traveled on it.
Approximately 70,000 Mormon Pioneers traveled the Mormon Trail between 1845 and 1869.
Seriously???? It was a trail, and Mormons traveled on it, and they were pioneers.
The Mormons, the religious group that made and traveled the trail.
they traveled in convoys of horses and wagons through the smoothest terrain
it was led by Brigham Young, president and prophet of the Mormon church at that time. the Mormons had to leave Missouri because people were telling lies about them to the government and the government forced them to leave. Also people were just plain being incredably rude and persicuting them like tar and feathering their leaders. very, very, bad.*The Mormon Trail was mostly used between 1846 and 1870.*In 1869 the railroad reached Utah and greatly lessened the number of people on the trail.*The Mormon trail was over 1,300 miles long.*Over 70,000 Mormon Pioneers traveled the trail between 1846 and 1869.*The Mormons usually traveled on the other side of the river from the Oregon Trail travelers to avoid conflicts.*Mormon Pioneers rarely traveled on Sunday and were known for traveling quicker than Oregon Trail wagon trains.*Mormon Pioneers planted small crops along the trail in order to supply food for later travelers.*Many Mormon Pioneers were too poor to afford a team and wagon, so they pulled their belongings themselves on small handcarts.
The Mormons were kicked out of New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, so they formed the Mormon trail and traveled to Utah in search of a place where they could practice their religion in peace.
None. The Mormons did not travel west because of a economic depression.
About 1,900 miles.
The Mormon Trail was about 1,300 miles long, depending on your starting point.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) traveled west on the Mormon Trail to find a place where they could practice their religion in peace.
Tens of thousands of people traveled on the Mormon trail between 1845 and 1870 (when the train became the more common mode of transportation). Most of these were converts to Mormonism who desired or were encouraged to join with the main body of the church in Utah. Obviously they can't all be listed here. The History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintains a list of Mormon immigrants who traveled on the Mormon trail, click here to see it.