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California National Historic Trail
Photos & Multimedia
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Remaining historic resources and sites on the 165 year old California Trail are scattered along the legislated 5,600 plus miles of the original trail. The Photo Gallery has images that are intended to provide a sampling of what trail remnants can be found.
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Did You Know?
It is estimated that between 350,000 and 500,000 people emigrated to the west between the 1840s and 1870s. They came by ox drawn wagons, on foot, & pulling hand carts until the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads completed a rail line in May of 1869 at Promotory Point in Northern Utah.
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Last Updated: September 19, 2006 at 14:35 EST |
