End of the Trail
Oregon City
At long last and what a wonderful relief, was Oregon City, Oregon, the end of the Oregon Trail.
The weary pioneers had covered a total of 2170 miles.
For 25 years as many as 650,000 people may have come here. No accurate records exist of the actual traffic of the era. It is agreed that Oregon was the destination for most travelers. California was a close contender. The remainder went to Utah, Colorado,Idaho, Wyoming and Washington.
This was the last of the so-called migrations.
By 1866 the Union Pacific Railroad Company was formed.
By 1869, an emigrant could travel from Omaha, Nebraska to the Pacific ocean in less than two weeks.
At long last and what a wonderful relief, was Oregon City, Oregon, the end of the Oregon Trail.
The weary pioneers had covered a total of 2170 miles.
For 25 years as many as 650,000 people may have come here. No accurate records exist of the actual traffic of the era. It is agreed that Oregon was the destination for most travelers. California was a close contender. The remainder went to Utah, Colorado,Idaho, Wyoming and Washington.
This was the last of the so-called migrations.
By 1866 the Union Pacific Railroad Company was formed.
By 1869, an emigrant could travel from Omaha, Nebraska to the Pacific ocean in less than two weeks.
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