Because of my interest in American history, I was drawn to retrace the Old Oregon Trail: 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to Portland, Oregon. But, no wagon drawn by oxen for me—instead ...

Online maps, brochures, interpretive guides and roadside signs help travelers generally follow the trail’s classic 1840s route from Upper Independence Landing in Independence, Missouri, to trail ...

The Oregon Trail may represent a pivotal moment in U.S. history, but at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, it’s just one of many trails. Rather than depict a singular Oregon Trail, a map at the ...

In 1910 Meeker made another trip along the route to create amore precise map of the Oregon Trail. In 1916 he traveled the routein a Pathfinder automobile from Indianapolis to Puyallup, Wash.,and ...