Oregon - California - Mormon Trails
The Search for a Better Life:
The pioneers of the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails followed a 2000-mile path across the continent hoping to strike gold, find relief from religious oppression, or just build a better, more prosperous life.
For a complete driving tour, click here.
The pioneers of the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails followed a 2000-mile path across the continent hoping to strike gold, find relief from religious oppression, or just build a better, more prosperous life.
For a complete driving tour, click here.
Perils of the Trail:
An estimated 20,000 people died along the trail. The emigration began around 1836, peaking in the 1850s, tensions continually rising with the native peoples. The Battle of Blue Water in 1855, located 3 miles north of Lewellen, was the first skirmish between the United States Army and the Lakota Nation.
An estimated 20,000 people died along the trail. The emigration began around 1836, peaking in the 1850s, tensions continually rising with the native peoples. The Battle of Blue Water in 1855, located 3 miles north of Lewellen, was the first skirmish between the United States Army and the Lakota Nation.
Garden County Trail Sites
- California Hill - Hwy. 30 between Big Springs and Lewellen (Five miles east of Big Springs north of Hwy 30)
- Trail swell crossing county road between Big Springs and Lewellen
- Ash Hollow State Historical Park
- Rachel Pattison’s grave – located at Ash Hollow Cemetery on Hwy 26 at north end of Ash Hollow State Historical Park
- The Battle of Blue Water (the Harney Massacre) – marker located west of Lewellen on Hwy 26
- Mormon Trail – marker located on Garden County High School, West 4th Street, Oshkosh.
- John Hollman Grave Historical marker south of Oshkosh on Hwy 27
- Frog head bluff west of Lisco on Hwy 26
- Map of Oregon Trail Graves with photos click here - bottom of page below cemetery map
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