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J. Houston Harrison has written: 'Settlers by the Long Gray Trail' 'Settlers by the long grey trail' -- subject(s): Genealogy, History
By foot 4-6 months
About 6 months. However, if you faced anything that would delay your travel it might have taken a bit longer.
The Mormon Trail was approximately 1,300 miles long. It would take anywhere from several weeks to several months to travel it, depending on the mode of travel, the number of people in your group, and the weather. Keep in mind that most who traveled the Mormon trail did not originate from the beginning of the trail in the midwest of America, but came from futher away places such as Canada, New England, Great Britain, and Scandinavia. This meant that their journey was much further than just the 1,300 mile trail.
Many Settlers moving to Oregon country and other western areas followed the 2,000 mile long Oregon Trail, which stretched from places such as Independence, Missouri, or Council Bluffs, Iowa, west into Oregon Country
It took between 4-16 monthes for people to get to Oregon from Independence.
His first trip was in 1821and established the trail for regular traffic and military movement the next year. He was a freight operator on the trial until 1828, when he became a representative from Missouri, so that would be roughly 7 years.
The Oregon Trail was a group of white americans of eurpean decent that voluntarly walked the trail. The Trail Of Tears was a trail foced to be taken by the Native Americans Both are hard, long and risky trails and they both travel westbund. ~ Sparkly Narwall <3 ~
the Oregon trail was 2000 miles long.
If you have favorable traffic and take Deerfoot Trail, probably like half an hour.
It took them approximately six months to travel the 2000 miles from Independence, Missouri to their final destination in the Oregon territory.
Long Trail School was created in 1975.