National Historic Trails

Historic Platte Valley, Holdrege NE

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A H Unthank Grave, Glenrock WY

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Ada Magill Grave, Parkerton WY (A-24)

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Alcove Spring, near Marysville and Blue Rapids, KS

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Amanda Lamme Grave Marker, Bridgeport NE

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Approaching Big Meadows, Lovelock NV

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Ash Hollow Complex, Lewellen NE

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Big Hill, Montpelier ID

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Big Meadows, Lovelock NV

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Blue Water Battlefield/Harney Massacre/Battle of Ash Hollow Historic Wayside, Lewellen NE

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Boots on Fence Posts, Lewellen NE

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Brigham Young's Last Camp, Salt Lake City UT

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Building the Lander Trail, Big Piney WY

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Button Point, Midas NV

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California dreaming in 1841, Grace ID

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California Hill, west of Brule NE

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California Trail - Carlin Canyon, Carlin NV

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California Trail Markers, Elko NV

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Chimney Rock Historical Markers, Bayard NE

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Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Bayard NE

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Courthouse and Jail Rocks, Bridgeport NE

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Deschutes River Crossing Oregon Trail Kiosk, Wasco OR

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Dobytown Historical Marker, Gibbon NE

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Donner Hill, Salt Lake City UT

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Echo City Historical Marker, Echo UT

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Echo Meadows Interpretive Site , Echo OR (A-24)

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Emigrant Gap, Casper WY

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End of the Oregon Trail, Oregon City OR

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Farewell Bend Oregon Trail Kiosk, Huntington OR

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Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Fort Laramie WY (A-7)

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George Winslow Grave

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Grattan Fight Monument, Lingle WY (A-2)

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Great Platte River Rd Historical Marker, Kearney NE

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Greatest Ride Monument, Fort Laramie WY (A-6)

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Hebron Roadside Park, Hebron NE

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Horse Creek Treaty Grounds and Battle Site, Morrill NE

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Horseshoe Creek Station, Glendo WY

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Hostility Erupts Into Violence, Caldwell ID

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Hudspeth Cutoff, Soda Springs ID

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Ice Slough Marker, Lander WY (B-10)

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In Search of a Dream, Vale OR

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Independence Courthouse Square, Independence MO

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Independence Rock, Alcova WY (B-4)

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It Roars Like a Mad Dragon, Soda Springs ID

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John D. Henderson, Vale OR (A-5)

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John Hollman Grave, Oshkosh NE

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Lander Cut-Off on the Oregon Trail, near South Pass WY

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Leaving the River, Climbing the Hill Marker, Carlin NV

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Little Mountain Summit, Salt Lake City UT

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Little Sandy Crossing, Farson WY

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Lombard Ferry/Mormon Ferry, Green River WY (B-20)

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Lone Elm Campground, Olathe KS

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Lucinda Rollins Grave, Guernsey WY (A-12)

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Minor Park/Blue River Crossing, Kansas City MO

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New Santa Fe, KS and MO State Line

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North Platte River Crossing Site and 1875 Military Bridge, Fort Laramie WY (A-4)

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Not A Walk In The Park, Soda Springs ID

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O'Fallon's Bluff Trail Ruts and Interpretive Area, near Sutherland NE

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Old Fort Boise Snake River Crossing Kiosk, Nyssa OR (A-3)

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Oregon Trail Gravesite, Westmoreland KS

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Oregon Trail Historical Markers, Casper WY

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Oregon Trail Kiosk, Arlington OR

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Oregon Trail Kiosk, Pendleton OR

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Oregon Trail Kiosk, Weatherby OR

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Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site and National Historic Landmark, Guernsey WY (A-11)

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Oregon Trail, American Falls ID

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Over 500 Miles Step-by-Step, Glenns Ferry ID

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Parting of the Trails , Gardner KS

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Pilot Butte Pullout, Farson WY (B-19)

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Pioneer Grave at Ash Hollow Cemetery, Lewellen NE

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Plum Creek Massacre Site and Cemetery, Bertrand NE

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Raft River Parting of the Ways Trail Segment (A-20)

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Rebecca Winters Grave, Scottsbluff NE

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Red Buttes Crossing/Bessemer Bend, south of Casper WY (B-3)

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Red Vermillion Crossing/Vieux Cemetery, near Belvue KS

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Register Cliff State Historic Site, Guernsey WY (A-13)

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Rice-Tremonti Home, Raytown MO

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Ruts, Swales and Traces, Soda Springs ID

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Sand Springs, Boulder WY

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Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center, Gering NE

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Site 6 - Kelton Road, Mountain Home ID

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Smith-Simonton Site, south of Hastings NE

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Smith's Trading Post, Montpelier ID

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South Pass Historic Monument, Sweetwater Station WY (B-14)

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Split Rock, Rawlins WY (B-9)

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Susan Hail Grave, Kenesaw NE

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Sweetbriar Vineyard and Winery

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The 1864 Uprising, near Deweese NE

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The Bedlam Ruts, Fort Laramie WY (A-9)

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The California Trail along the Humboldt River, Lovelock NV

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The California Trail Interpretive Center, Elko NV

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The Echo Town Interpretive Area, Echo UT

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The Forty Mile Desert, Fallon NV

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The Hastings Cutoff Historical Marker, West Wendover NV

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The Humboldt Sink, Lovelock NV

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The Weber Station, Echo UT

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This Is The Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City UT

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Union Town Town/Herbert Reinhard Green Memorial Wildlife Park, Willard KS

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Van Ornum Wagon Train Massacre, Huntington OR

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Wadsworth Rest Area Historical Marker, Reno NV

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Weber River Crossing, Henefer UT

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Welcome to Echo Canyon Marker, near Echo UT

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Wieduwilt Swales, Kansas City MO

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Willow Creek Campground, Ione OR

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Windlass Hill, Lewellen NE

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