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历史小径之旅
探索先锋之路
No other place in the United States has more miles of still-visible pioneer trails than Sweetwater County, 怀俄明. These historic trails helped shape the west as we know it today. Feel like a true, 18th century pioneer while visiting all the historic trails in Sweetwater County.
Start your tour at the Pilot Butte Interpretive Site – Take Highway 191 North of 岩石弹簧, 怀俄明到法尔森, 怀俄明, then go west on State Highway 28 for 12 miles to get to the historic sites.
陆路小道
The 陆路小道 was an alternative route to Oregon and California and was famously used by the Overland Stage Company. The Overland Stage Company purchased the bankrupt assets of the 小马快递 in 1861 and used the trail to run mail to Salt Lake City, 犹他州. Explorers and trappers used portions of the route since the 1820s. The 陆路小道 was most heavily used in the 1860s as an alternative route to the Oregon, California and Mormon trails through central 怀俄明.
陆路通道接入点: The 陆路小道 is one of the most accessible pioneer routes to view, as it passes by along I-80 at Point of Rocks, 怀俄明. (41.67913,-108.782343).
俄勒冈小道
The 俄勒冈小道 is easily one of the most famous pioneer trails in the United States and not just because it inspired a popular video game. 1846年到1869年, 2,000-mile trail was a major thoroughfare, 引导大约500,000 – 600,000 people across the vast expanse of the west. It helped expand the California Gold Rush and connected the Missouri River Valley with the Oregon coast. The stretch through Sweetwater County is one of the most intact sections.
俄勒冈步道入口: 通过布里奇堡州立公园进入. (I-80, Fort bridge 34出口，WY 82933)
小马快递
During its height of service in the early 1860s, the 小马快递 was the main conduit of information from coast to coast. Connected by a series of relay stations along a central trail, the mail carriers would ride a horse at full gallop, and then — just as their horse was tiring — change horses at the next station. This process cut mail delivery times to the west coast by 10 days. 小马快递 stations and trails were littered across 怀俄明.
快马邮递接入点: 通过布里奇堡州立公园进入. (I-80, Fort bridge 34出口，WY 82933)
摩门教的小道
The 摩门教的小道 brought followers of the Church of Latter Day Saints west to Salt Lake City, 犹他州, and it passed right through much of Sweetwater County, following roughly the same route as the Oregon, 加州和小马快车道. 寻求宗教自由, Mormons traveled west on the 摩门教的小道 which extends from Nauvoo, 从Council Bluffs到伊利诺斯州, 爱荷华州, to Fort Bridger in 怀俄明 and finally ending in Salt Lake City, 犹他州. The Mormon, Oregon and California Trail are collectively known as the 旧移民径.
摩门教步道入口: Access through Fort Bridger State Historic Park (I-80, Fort bridge 34出口，WY 82933)
旧移民径
The Emigrant Trail was the northern networks of overland wagon trails throughout the American West. The trail was used by migrants from the eastern United States to settle lands west of the Interior Plains during the overland migrations of the mid-19th century. The term specifically applies to the overlap of three interrelated routes: the 俄勒冈小道 (from the 1830s), 摩门教的小道 (from 1846) and California Trail (from 1841). Historians have estimated at least 500,000 emigrants used these three trails from 1843–1869. Trace the steps of early western settlers along the 旧移民径.
旧移民径入口: Access through Fort Bridger State Historic Park. (I-80, Fort bridge 34出口，WY 82933)
切罗基小道
南北切诺基小径, which helped foster economic growth and settlement of the west, 从俄克拉何马州穿过堪萨斯州, 科罗拉多州和怀俄明州. 也 known as the Trappers Trail, the route was primarily used by cattlemen and those seeking gold. The 切罗基小道 is the only goldseeker and emigrant trail named for Native Americans. Segments of the 切罗基小道 are visible and plentiful today in Southwest 怀俄明. 也, the 切罗基小道 is now considered the only major emigrant trail to the west that was and remained disease-free throughout its history.
切罗基步道入口: See the 切罗基小道 at Granger Stage Station – 3 rd 街路，格兰杰，怀俄明州82934.
取缔小道
It may seem hard to believe that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, as well as Frank and Jesse James and a slew of other outlaws, 有自己的“踪迹”吗,” but an informal path of getaway routes through Southeast 怀俄明 has come to be known as the 取缔小道. This trail connects the famous bandit hideouts. 这是怀俄明州的hole -in- wall, Brown's Park on the Colorado-犹他州 border and Robbers Roost in Southeast 犹他州.
非法通道接入点: Get a sense for the rugged terrain where outlaws evaded capture by driving Highway 191 south towards the 犹他州 border to Minnie’s Gap, 亡命之徒经常出没的地方. 米妮Gap在41号.0063491, -109.426803, just east of Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
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