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Santa 2 Oregon and Mormon Trails In Public Eye
A long historical column debates Congress designating the Oregon Trail as a national highway name. It covers competing claims from Utah and others, proposed routes from Missouri to Washington, and a chronology linking trails to western development and U.S. expansion.
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Oregon
Congress
Northwest
St. Louis
San Francisco
United States
Utah
Abraham Lincoln
Kansas City
Gardner
Kan
Council Grove
Council Oak
Santa Fe
Senate
Oregon Trail
Idaho
Washington
McNary
Laramie
Fort Laramie
Addison T. Smith
Missouri River
Oregon Country
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
California
England
America
House of Representatives
United States of America
Independence
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Seaside
Ore
Olympia
Wash
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Gardner, Lawrence
Topeka
Rossville
Louisville
Frankfort
Stairbury
Hebron
Grand Island
Omaha
Fremont
Columbus
Kearney
North Platte
Lewellen
Bayard
Scottsbluff
Torrington
Douglas
Casper
Alcora
Muddy Gap
Eden
Granger
Kemmerer
Cokeville
Montpelier
Soda Springs
House Committee On
House
Montana
Elmer O. Leatherwood
Leatherwood
Daniel Boone
Ohio
University of Wisconsin
Salt Lake City
Historian’s Office
Mormon Church
Historical Record
Gary
Brigham Young
Spain
Louisiana
France
Behring Strait
San Francisco Bay
Clark
Northwest Territory
Mississippi
Robert Gray
Boston
Columbia River
Louisiana Purchase
Pike
Texas
Astor
American Fur Company
Astoria
Hunt
North West Company
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Great Britain
Oregon Territory
Monroe
Mexico
Lee, Whitman
de Smet
Whitman
Washington, D. C
Fort Bridger
Polk
Clay
North
49Th Parallel
Union
New Mexico
State
Overland Stage Line
Pony Express
Illinois
Lewis and Clark
Pacific
West
Old Glory
Ogden