Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class  Redmond, Oregon

 

OREGON TRAIL LANDMARKS

Our Classroom Oregon Trail Simulation Handouts

Arranged Alphabetically

Barlow Road Independence
Chimney Rock Independence Rock
Courthouse & Jail Rock   Massacre Rocks
Devil's Gate Oregon City
Fort Boise   Platte River Crossing
Fort Bridger Scott's Bluff
Fort Hall Soda Springs
Fort Kearney South Pass
Fort Laramie The Dalles
Fort Vancouver Three Island Crossing
Hastings Cut-Off Whitman Mission
 

 

Oregon Trail Maps    Oregon Trail Landmark Videos
Author, Kevin Boos has GREAT Oregon Trail photos and information
BARLOW ROAD
Barlow Road - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Questions & Answers About the Barlow Trail
The Last Leg of the Trail - The Barlow Road
On This Day In History - the Barlow Trail
Samuel K. Barlow's Biography - from the Oregon Blue Book

Back to the Top

 

CHIMNEY ROCK
Chimney Rock - from Chimney Rock National Historic Site
Sketches & Paintings of Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock - by History Globe.com
Chimney Rock - by Prof. Mike Trinklein

Back to the Top

 

COURTHOUSE & JAIL ROCK
Courthouse & Jail Rock - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Photo of Courthouse & Jail Rock Today
About Courthouse & Jail Rock
Courthouse & Jailhouse Rock - by History Globe.com

Back to the Top

 

DEVIL'S GATE
Devil's Gate Information
Devil's Gate - great maps!

Back to the Top

 

FORT BOISE
Fort Boise on the Oregon Trail - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Fort Boise - by History Globe.com
Fort Boise 

Back to the Top

 

FORT BRIDGER
Fort Bridger - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Jim Bridger, the Man & the Fort
Fort Bridger Photographs of the Past
Fort Bridger - by History Globe.com
Fort Bridger - by the Overland Trail

Back to the Top

 

FORT HALL
Fort Hall
Fort Hall - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Fort Hall - by History Globe.com
Fort Hall Accounts - look at and read accounting books and records of the fort from 1834-1837.   The original books are now part of the collection at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon. 

Back to the Top

 

FORT KEARNEY
Fort Kearney State Historical Park
Fort Kearney - from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Kearney from the Beginning - from Kearney.net
Fort Kearney - has journal accounts about the Oregon Trail migration which are quite interesting to read
Fort Kearney Information & Panorama - by Prof. Mike Trinklein

Back to the Top

 

FORT LARAMIE
Fort Laramie - National Park Service web site - includes history, a photo & a virtual tour!
Fort Laramie - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Fort Laramie Virtual Tour - scroll down & click on the "Restored Buildings" links
Fort Laramie - by History Globe.com
Fort Laramie Video

Back to the Top

 

FORT VANCOUVER
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Fort Vancouver - by Area Parks.com
Fort Vancouver Park - scroll to the bottom of the page to see a photo of the fort
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
360 Degree View of Fort Vancouver as it is today - click the photo at the main screen
Biography of Dr. John McLoughlin, Chief Factor of Fort Vancouver

Back to the Top

 

HASTINGS CUTOFF
The Hastings Cut Off - by Utah History to Go

Back to the Top

 

INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 
Independence - End of Oregon Trail Museum
Independence, the Jumping Off Town - by History Globe.com
Independence, Missouri - by Prof. Mike Trinklein

Back to the Top

 

INDEPENDENCE ROCK
Great Photo of Independence Rock Today
Independence Rock - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
History of Independence Rock
Independence Rock - by History Globe.com
Watch an Online Video of Independence Rock

Back to the Top

 

MASSACRE ROCKS
Massacre Rocks Information
More Information about Massacre Rocks

Back to the Top

 

OREGON CITY
Oregon City - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
City on the Willamette Falls
Oregon City - by History Globe.com
Oregon City

Back to the Top

 

PLATTE RIVER CROSSING
North Platte River Crossing
Platte River & Ash Hollow - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Platte River Crossing - read pioneer diary entries

Back to the Top

 

SODA SPRINGS
Soda Springs - by History Globe.com

Back to the Top

 

SCOTTS BLUFF
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Scotts Bluff - by Prof. Mike Trinklein

Back to the Top

 

SOUTH PASS
South Pass - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Landsat Photo of South Pass - a view from space

Back to the Top

 

THE DALLES
The Dalles - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
The Dalles - by History Globe.com

Back to the Top

 
THREE ISLAND CROSSING
Three Island Crossing
Photos of Three Island Crossing Today - from the NPS Site
Three Island Crossing - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Three Island Crossing - old photos and pioneer diary entries

Back to the Top

 

WHITMAN MISSION
Whitman Mission - by History Globe.com
Whitman Mission - by Prof. Mike Trinklein
Whitman Mission - student report sources from the Whitman Mission National Historic Site 
Whitman Mission Park Tour
Historic Photos of the Whitman Mission
Whitman Mission Photos of the Grounds Today
Historic Resources - biographies of the Whitmans, information on their attack, archaeological excavations, timelines & more
Whitman Mission - Whitman Mission National Historic Site