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Several migration pathways had junctions at various places '''''along the middle''''' of the California Trail: | Several migration pathways had junctions at various places '''''along the middle''''' of the California Trail: | ||
:*[[Oregon Trail]] 1830s (and California Trail 1841) from western [[Missouri]] were the main trunk trails. The California Trail usually split off from the [[Oregon Trail]] after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raft_River Raft River] crossing near the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_River Snake River] in [[Idaho]]. The California Trail headed toward northern [[California]] via [[Nevada]]. The [[Oregon Trail]] continued to follow the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_River Snake River] to [[Oregon]] and beyond.<ref name="CaTr" /> | :*[[Oregon Trail]] 1830s (and California Trail 1841) from western [[Missouri]] were the main trunk trails. The California Trail usually split off from the [[Oregon Trail]] after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raft_River Raft River] crossing near the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_River Snake River] in [[Idaho]]. The California Trail headed toward northern [[California]] via [[Nevada]]. The [[Oregon Trail]] continued to follow the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_River Snake River] to [[Oregon Genealogy|Oregon]] and beyond.<ref name="CaTr" /> | ||
:*[[Mormon Trail]] 1847 from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska] branched off the California Trail at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bridger Ft. Bridger], Wyoming going to [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. | :*[[Mormon Trail]] 1847 from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska] branched off the California Trail at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bridger Ft. Bridger], Wyoming going to [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. | ||
:*'''''Salt Lake Cutoff ''''' 1848, an alternate route from [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] that rejoined the main California Trail at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Rocks_National_Reserve City of Rocks] in [[Idaho]].<ref name="MorTr" /> | :*'''''Salt Lake Cutoff ''''' 1848, an alternate route from [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] that rejoined the main California Trail at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Rocks_National_Reserve City of Rocks] in [[Idaho]].<ref name="MorTr" /> | ||
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=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
Pioneers who used the California Trail were mostly Americans from the Midwest or Mid-South. Most settled in [[California]]. A few moved on to [[Oregon]]. A few may have settled along the trail before reaching California. | Pioneers who used the California Trail were mostly Americans from the Midwest or Mid-South. Most settled in [[California]]. A few moved on to [[Oregon Genealogy|Oregon]]. A few may have settled along the trail before reaching California. | ||
No complete list of pioneer settlers who traveled the California Trail is known to exist. However, a variety of sources exist which can be used to identify most of them. Some of these sources may reveal their place of origin. | No complete list of pioneer settlers who traveled the California Trail is known to exist. However, a variety of sources exist which can be used to identify most of them. Some of these sources may reveal their place of origin. | ||
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*Betty Yohalem, ''"I remember..." : stories and pictures of El Dorado County pioneer families'' ([Placerville, Calif.] : El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, 1977). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3657533 WorldCat entry]. {{FHL|75462|item|disp=FHL Book 979.441 H2y}}.<br><br> | *Betty Yohalem, ''"I remember..." : stories and pictures of El Dorado County pioneer families'' ([Placerville, Calif.] : El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, 1977). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3657533 WorldCat entry]. {{FHL|75462|item|disp=FHL Book 979.441 H2y}}.<br><br> | ||
Some California Trail pioneers also settled in [[Oregon]], [[Nevada]], or [[Idaho|Idaho]]. Local histories and biographies from those places may also include some pioneers who traveled the California Trail. | Some California Trail pioneers also settled in [[Oregon Genealogy|Oregon]], [[Nevada]], or [[Idaho|Idaho]]. Local histories and biographies from those places may also include some pioneers who traveled the California Trail. | ||
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