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What route did the more Mormon follow to the west?

Most Mormons followed the Mormon Trail, which was roughly the same as the Oregon trail until the Mormon trail split off to Utah in Wyoming. Some Mormon pioneers took a boat around South America, docked in California, and travelled to Utah through Nevada.


Of the thousand of people who went east on the Mormon trail most were?

Most of the travelers on the Mormon Trail were Mormon converts from the eastern United States and Europe.


What state did the Mormon trail begin on?

Most pioneers set off on the Mormon trail from either Illinois or Missouri.


Which city and state did the Mormon Trail begin?

Various groups crossing the Mormon trail left from different places. Most left from Missouri or Illinois.


What are the famous pioneer trails in the 1800s?

The Oregon Trail. Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Pioneer Trail, California Trail


Did any body die on the Mormon trail?

Yes!!! Thousands of people died along the Mormon Trail. Most deaths were caused by disease, exhaustion, starvation, or freezing to death.


What river crossing did the Mormon trail cross?

The Mormon trail crosses several rivers. Probably the most well known would be the Sweetwater River near Martin's Cove in Wyoming.


What were the forts and landmarks on the Mormon Trail?

There were many stops along the Mormon Trail. Here's a link with a picture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mormon_Trail_3.png, but the most important were Council Bluffs and Winter Quarters. They were the most important and where many sad and terrible things happened on the Mormon Trail. Also, visit; lds.org for more information.


Who were the leaders of the Mormon trail?

The Mormon Trail didn't have one specific leader or group of leaders. Rather, each individual group that traveled the trail appointed a leader who was knowledgable about the terrain and had the skills needed to lead them safely to the west. Most people who travelled the Mormon Trail were Mormons, and therefore had the same religious leaders, but the religious leaderswere not generally the trail leaders (although in some cases religious leaders returning from missions abroad would assist in leading groups on the trail).


Were there more right handed or left handed people on the Mormon trail?

There is no record of the 'handedness' of the Mormon pioneers, but we can assume that most were right handed simply because most people are right handed.


Where did the Mormon trail stared and end?

Different groups traveling on the Mormon trail had different starting points. Most began in Missouri or Illinois.The trail officially ended in Salt Lake City, Utah, although many people were assigned to continue traveling to other settlements shortly after arriving in the city.


Who were the travelers on the Mormon trail?

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.