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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Example Sentences

Or his company could produce hydrogen at Overland Trail Ranch and ship it by rail.

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

This year the Overland Trail will travel with a regular Amtrak train every second Saturday, starting May 13 and ending Dec. 9.

From Time Magazine Archive

From this attempt to avoid the perils of other routes, much talk arose of the Dalton Trail, the Taku Trail, the Stikeen Route, the Telegraph Route, and the Edmonton Overland Trail.

From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin