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 Map of the Oregon Trail | |
| Operation | |
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| Created by | Fur traders in the 1830s |
| Years used | 1841-1880s |
| Location | Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon |
| Length | 2,170 miles (3,500 kilometres) |
| Travelers | |
| Total number | 400,000 (estimated) |
| Deaths | 16,000 – 40,000 |
| Now a National Historic Trail of the National Park Service | |
People traveled on the Oregon Trail in wagons in order to settle new parts of the United States of America during the 19th century. The Oregon Trail started in Missouri near the area where Kansas City, Missouri is today and ended in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The Trail was about 2,170 miles (3,500 km) long, and could take up to six months to travel.
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