{"id":226,"date":"2020-10-31T21:27:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T21:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2023-06-20T10:59:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:59:48","slug":"oregon-trail-videos-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/oregon-trail-videos-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Trail Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rock Creek Station<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0An important supply point and campground for emigrants following the Oregon Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Kearny<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0A military post in eastern Nebraska that provided protection for pioneers following the Oregon Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great Platte River Road<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0The river that served as the pioneers’ highway across Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California Hill<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0The first major hill faced by emigrants on the Oregon Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guernsey Ruts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Wyoming) –\u00a0The deep ruts carved by oxen and wagons into sandstone may be the most impressive site on the trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register Cliff<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Wyoming) –\u00a0Pioneers carved their names in the sandstone cliff outside the town of Gernsey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyoming Oregon Trail Landmarks<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Wyoming)\u00a0– Independence Rock, Devils Gate, and Split Rock are three of Wyoming’s best-known Oregon Trail landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Pass<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Wyoming)\u00a0– The gradual slope at South Pass was the key to crossing the continental divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Bridger<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Wyoming) –\u00a0Emigrants stopped to acquire rest, acquire supplies, and visit one of the Oregon Trail’s few blacksmiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soda Springs Golf Course Ruts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Idaho)-\u00a0One of the most enjoyable strolls along the entire Oregon Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Island Crossing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Idaho) –\u00a0Where emigrants crossed to the north side of the Snake River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonneville Point<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Idaho) –\u00a0Top of the hill where pioneers first saw the Boise River Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Oregon) – The premiere interpretive center on the Oregon Trail.\u00a0 Location where pioneers first saw the Blue Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farewell Bend<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Oregon) – Where pioneers cut away from the Snake River to head west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitman Mission<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Washington) –\u00a0A well-known mission and stop for early pioneers following the Oregon Trail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pioneers meet the Columbia River<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Oregon) –\u00a0Location where pioneers crossed over a hill and first saw the mighty Columbia River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toll gate on the Barlow Road<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Oregon) –\u00a0Toll gate on the route chose by pioneers who decided to avoid rafting on the dangerous Columbia River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barlow Road Summit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Oregon) –\u00a0Summit of the Barlow Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Vancouver<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Washington) –\u00a0Fur trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company that offered supplies to pioneers on the Oregon Trail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

End of the Oregon Trail<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Oregon) –\u00a0Interpretive Center in Oregon City, Oregon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rock Creek Station\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0An important supply point and campground for emigrants following the Oregon Trail.\u00a0\u00a0 Fort Kearny\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0A military post in eastern Nebraska that provided protection for pioneers following the Oregon Trail. The Great Platte River Road\u00a0(Nebraska) –\u00a0The river that … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-226","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":910,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/226\/revisions\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/dlscott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}