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California National Historic TrailIndepence Square & Courthouse, Independence, Missouri
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California National Historic Trail
Auto Tour Route - Missouri

Below the map are driving directions to follow the auto tour route of the California National Historic Trail west from Missouri:



 
Missouri Auto Tour Route map.
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From St. Joseph, MO:

1. Take U.S. Route 36 west.

From Independence, MO:

1. Take U.S. Route 24 west to Interstate 435.
2. Turn south onto Interstate 435.
3. Take Interstate 435 west into Kansas.


Total original route miles in Missouri: 18


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Visitors at Alcove Spring along the Blue River in Northeastern Kansas.  

Did You Know?
Emigrants often camped for days at Alcove Spring in Northeastern Kansas as they waited for Spring floods to subside. The location was very peacful and had good water and grass for livestock. The ill-fated Donner & Reed wagon train had their first casualty here in 1846 when Sarah Keys died.
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