And...a word from the author...
It is difficult to comprehend that just over a hundred years ago, men and women were conquering the outer
limits of the westward frontier--when today they are conquering the thresholds of outer space.
A half a million men and women courageously traveled the trails into a strange land--following the Indian's
and trapper's footprints to gold fields and new settlements into the western frontier. These pages will try to
describe one such trail--the Overland Trail--how and why it began in 1862 under the direction of Ben
Holladay, and how the wagon wheels and hoof beats were abruptly silenced.
More Of This History, In Our WEST LINKS Page
These photos are copyrighted and used with permission. See The Historian's Page, Charles Bourbeau, in our LINKS, Under Olde West.
