The Oregon Trail remains one of the most important transportation routes in American agriculture history. Stretching approximately 2,170 miles from Missouri to Oregon, the trail helped open the American West …
America’s Westward Trails: More Than Just the Famous Routes
The Starting Point of Westward Expansion In this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold highlights a familiar chapter in U.S. history—westward expansion—and adds important depth to the …