circa 1850-1860
The Santa Fe Trail.
Santa Fe Trail.
The Santa Fe Trail
The average time for a wagon train to reach Oregon was five to six months.
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
Independence. It was where wagon trains began their travel of the Oregon Trail in 1836.
People didn't leave from VA by wagon train. They left from St. Louis , so you question needs to be rewritten. You can't start and leave from the same place.
It was a 2170 mile long historic, east-west, large wheeled wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon
It was the wagon train of 1843 that traveled from Missouri to Oregon.
It started. The first wagon caravan (which signaled the 'start' of the Oregon Trail) was organized in Independence, Missouri in 1836.
The three famous wagon trails that originated in Independence, Missouri, are the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Santa Fe Trail. These routes were crucial during the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century, facilitating migration and trade. Each trail led to different destinations: the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest, the California Trail to California, and the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico.
Ten Oregon Trail landmarks include Chimney Rock, The Dallas, Soda Springs, Courthouse Rock, Whitman Mission, Oregon City, Fort Bridger, Fort Hall, Independence and Fort Boise. The Oregon Trail was a 2200 historic wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.