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Overland Trail

American  
[oh-ver-land, -luhnd] / ˈoʊ vərˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

U.S. History.
  1. any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.


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Overland Trail Ranch straddles the Continental Divide, an invisible line through the Rockies that slices the United States in two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

Overland Trail Ranch is covered in a delicate sheet of snow from a storm the night before as Molvar leads us on his own tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

It was only in operation from 1862 to about 1868 and was used as a stop for travelers on the Overland Trail.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2016

Much of the Overland Trail had been well traveled long before these emigrants started, yet they still had the hardships of pioneers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many times I thought of the "Forty-niners," as we saw the sign, "Overland Trail."

From Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway by Effie Price Gladding

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