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Brigham Young lead the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. They left February 2, 1846 and arrived July 24, 1847, staying several months in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
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Who was the Mormon leader who led the Mormons along the Oregon Trail to Utah?
Brigham Young lead the first group of Mormon pioneers along the Mormon Trail to Utah in 1846-47. Subsequent groups came over the next 25 years lead by various experienced trail guides. The Mormon Trail followed a similar route to the Oregon Trail until Wyoming, when it went south to Utah rather than north to Oregon.
What did the Mormons travel on?
Mormon Trail to Utah
What major role did the Mormons play on the Oregon trail?
The Mormon Trail and the Oregon trail followed the same route through much of the Midwest, until the Mormon Trail split off into Utah through Wyoming. No doubt the two groups exchanged help and supplies. It's also likely that some Oregon Trail travelers may have taken a detour through Mormon settlements in Utah to rest, wait out winter weather, or gather supplies.
Why did the Oregon and the Mormon trails overlapped?
Because the Mormons used the Oregon trail as far as it went in the direction they wanted to go. The Oregon trail was a well-established trail that had plenty of good drinking water all along the way. From Nebraska to Wyoming, the Oregon trail was the best route. The Mormon trail turns south in Wyoming and enters Utah, while the Oregon trail continues on to Oregon.
How did the Mormon trail get its name?
The Mormon Trail got its name because it was used by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in the mid-1800s to travel from Illinois to their new settlement in Utah. The trail played a significant role in the migration of thousands of Mormon pioneers seeking religious freedom and a new home in the West.
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.
How many years after the first group of settlers traveled to Oregon did the Mormons arrive in Utah?
The first permanent white settlement in Oregon was at Fort Astoria in 1811. The Mormons arrived in Utah in 1847, 36 years later.
What was the main route that the mormons took to Utah called?
The Mormon pioneers took the Mormon Pioneer Trail to Utah.
How did Mormons contribute to the development of the US?
They founded Salt Lake City and pretty much all of Utah. They made the Oregon trail famous and they contributed mostly to the Donner party incident.
Why didnt the Mormons take the Oregon Trail?
The trail followed by Mormon pioneers mostly paralleled the Oregon Trail, at times merged with it, and at a few points diverged completely from it. The reason for following the general course of the Oregon trail was primarily because it had been mapped out by traders and trappers several years prior to their own exodus from Nauvoo, Ill. However, because of the adversarial relationship between the Mormons and many immigrants from both Illinois and Missouri (where an "extermination order" was still in effect at that time), the Mormon immigrants opted to follow a course that also followed the Platte river, but on the opposite side from most Oregon-bound parties.
How long did the wagon train era last for the Mormons?
Mormons travelled the Mormon trail to Utah in wagon trains from 1845 to 1869. In 1869 the transcontinental railroad was completed and many Mormons going to Utah began taking the train.
How many miles is the Oregon trail?
The trail from Nauvoo, Illinios to Salt Lake City, Utah was approximately 1300 miles. The Oregon Trail was around 2100 miles.
