Origins of the Oregon Trail - The Archway

The Archway tells the stories of the adventurers, pioneers, and innovators who traveled the Great Platte River Road through the land that would become the state of Nebraska.  Some were heroes.  Some were scoundrels.  Many of them were ordinary people who made an extraordinary journey.  In the process, they all helped to build America.  It’s an enterprise that continues to this day.  Here is part one of the story of the Oregon Trail. Europeans first started exploring the land that

Origins of the Oregon Trail - The Archway

Origins of the Oregon Trail - The Archway

Robert Stuart Oregon Trail