The Overland Trails:A Visual Geography Lesson

(Photo by the author: Oregon Trail crossing South Pass)

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Topographic Map of Western USLegend

Oregon TrailCalifornia TrailSalt Lake TrailSanta Fe TrailCimarron Cutoff

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US Average Rainfall Slide 3

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Louisiana Territory

IndianTerritory

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1852map of

western US

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SweetwaterN.

Humboldt

Highwaysof

Western Travel

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