Episode 29: The Trail That Made Us

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford and journey back to where it all began, the story of one of the most famous events in American history, the Oregon Trail! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_migration#:~:text=Approximately%201%2C800%20of%20the%20world's,kilometres%20south%20for%20the%20winter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_run https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Price_Hunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonquin_(1807_ship)#Destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stuart_(explorer) https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/stuart_robert/#:~:text=Robert%20Stuart%20made%20a%20significant,Louis%20in%201812. https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/major-events/war-of-1812-overview/#:~:text=In%20Britain's%20effort%20to%20control,Britain%20on%20June%2018%2C%201812. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/smith_jedediah/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Farnham https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-thousand-pioneers-head-west-on-the-oregon-trail https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mcloughlin_john/ https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/learn_interp_nhotic_quotes.pdf