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Wagon Roads and Trails Waymarking

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Managed By: Icon Here Wagon Roads & Trails

Description:
This is a waymark to document all of the wagon roads & trails used by Native Americans, emigrants, merchants,
U.S. Government, and stagecoaches in the expansion of the United States & Canada.

 

Expanded Description:

Wagon roads and trails played a vital role in the expansion of the United States. They moved people and goods around the country until the late 1890's. Without these important arteries of transportation people and goods would have been much slower and more expensive to move causing the expansion of the United States to be delayed.

Most of these were Native American trails. These later became emigrant trails to continue Manifest Destiny, and then were used as roads to carry goods, passengers, and freight until the trains came.

The roads can be in any part of the United States or Canada. The only stipulation is that they were used for the movement of native Americans, settlers, travelers or goods.

This group is not for hiking trails.

Instructions for Posting a Wagon Roads and Trails Waymark:
To complete a new waymark in this category one must post coordinates and have either a picture of a sign stating the Wagon Roads or Trails name with information about the Wagon Road or Trail.

Pictures of wagon ruts cut into rock or grassland that are still visible are also accepted if they can be verified as being authentic. Some sort of documentation must be posted to verify this.

Information about the wagon road or trail in their picture must be explained. Why this Wagon Road or Trail was important? Who used it? Where were the people headed? What important goods traveled these roads or trails?

Examples of some would be Oregon trail, Mormon trail, Sante Fe, Emigrant Trail, Beale Wagon Road, Butterfield Stage line, General Crook Trail, etc. There are many many others that would fit this category.

Pictures must be of high quality (no cell phone pics)

Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:

To post a log for this Waymark the poster must have a picture of either themselves, GPSr, or mascot. People in the picture with information about the waymark are preferred. If the waymarker can not be in the picture a picture of their GPSr or mascot will qualify. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Pictures must be of high quality (no cell phone pics)
Category Settings:
  • Waymarks can be added to this category
  • New waymarks of this category are reviewed by the category group prior to being published
  • Category is visible in the directory
Variables:
  • Road of Trail Name
  • State
  • County
  • Historical Significance
  • Years in use
  • How you discovered it
  • Book on Wagon Road or Trial
  • Website Explination
  • Why?
  • Directions

 

 

Total Records: 7 Page: 1 of 1 To actually receive credit for the waymark the waymarker must have a picture of either a sign explaining the trail or tracks created buy the wagon road or trail.  If the person is waymarking solo the picture should contain the GPS or mascot ...
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N28.8 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsLander Cut-Off North of Big Piney

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A monument marking the location where US Highway 189 crosses the Lander-Cut-Off of the Oregon/California Trail

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Memberbrwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 3/29/2011

last visited: never

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E36.9 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsSublette Cut-Off at Big Sandy

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This is the point at which the Sublette Cut-Off departed from the main Emigrant Trail.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Memberbrwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 3/29/2011

last visited: never

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NE41.3 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsLander Cut-Off at Sand Springs

in Wagon Roads and Trails

A monument marking the location where US Highway 191 crosses the Lander-Cut-Off of the Oregon/California Trail

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Memberbrwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 3/29/2011

last visited: never

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S65.7 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsHastings Cutoff - Muddy Creek

in Wagon Roads and Trails

This marker is very easy to miss due to its small size and the fact that you approach it end on.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Memberbrwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 10/5/2010

last visited: 6/2/2011

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S66.1 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsMuddy Creek Camp and Crossing

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This was one of the busiest and best camping spots on the emigrant trails of Wyoming.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Memberbrwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 10/5/2010

last visited: 6/2/2011

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NW79.5 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsOregon Trail Marker - Soda Springs, ID

in Wagon Roads and Trails

This Oregon Trail Marker, located in downtown Soda Springs, commemorates General Patrick Edward Connor.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium MemberChasing Blue Sky

location: Idaho

date approved: 7/26/2011

last visited: never

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SE80 mi

Wagon Roads and TrailsOverland/Cherokee Trail - Point of Rocks, Wyoming

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In 1849 a group of whites and Cherokee Indians embarked on a journey from Arkansas to the gold mines of California. The trail they followed became known as the Cherokee Trail.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium MemberHikenutty

location: Wyoming

date approved: 7/11/2007

last visited: 7/12/2007

 

Total Records: 7 Page: 1 of 1

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