Reenactment of the Oregon Trail at the National Oregon/California Trail Center

 There is a doscent led presentation of the Oregon Trail, starting in Independence Missouri and following the tril ro Oregon.  This includes a wagon ride with a very bumpy road.  

outfitting

rifle shop

buffalo hide

bearskin coat

mountain lion

outfitting store

odometer

blankets used for sleeping, trading and providing a screen for privacy

Mormon Trail Center Tells the Story of Mormon Migration to Utah: To the Salt Lake Basin

 There was intense planning before the trek.  And there would be several groups to travel the Mormon Trail.  The first was in 1847 with Brigham Young.  

Th Mormon Trail from Nebraska to Utah

They arrived in Salt Lake Juy 24 1847.  Some actually arrived a few days earlier and began plowing and digging ditches.  From the valley bench Brigham Young has declared, "This is the right place."

Leaving Nauvoo

Across Iowa

On the Missouri

To the Salt Lake Basin

A New First Presidency

Ship Travel

By Handcart

By Train

Temple to Temple