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Sacramento Bee

Sac Bee: The Journey by Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This CalGoldRush.com site discusses where people came from and the many routes that were taken to get to California. Many traveled the Mormon and Oregon Trails.
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Curated OER

Mormons

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.
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Mormons

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Illinois: Nauvoo Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
A historic district based around a 19th century Mormon settlement; beginning of the Mormon Trail.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nebraska: Scotts Bluff Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
A landmark on the Oregon and Mormon Trails.
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Brigham Young University

Library of Congress: Maps: Their Use by Overlanders

For Students 9th - 10th
Did the settlers know where they were going when they headed west? This site gives an explanation of maps that were used during the westward movement.
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Curated OER

The Journey by Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This CalGoldRush.com site discusses where people came from and the many routes that were taken to get to California. Many traveled the Mormon and Oregon Trails.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Utah: Emigration Canyon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mormon pioneers traversed the Wasatch Range through this canyon at the western end of their trail, beginning in 1847. The canyon mouth is the location of Brigham Young's famous quotation "This is the place.".

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