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California National Historic TrailScotts Bluff in western Nebraska. Most emigrants view this as they trekked westward.
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California National Historic Trail
Auto Tour Route - Missouri

Below the map are driving directions to follow the auto tour route of the California National Historic Trail west from Missouri:



 
Missouri Auto Tour Route map.
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From St. Joseph, MO:

1. Take U.S. Route 36 west.

From Independence, MO:

1. Take U.S. Route 24 west to Interstate 435.
2. Turn south onto Interstate 435.
3. Take Interstate 435 west into Kansas.


Total original route miles in Missouri: 18


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Photo image of a circa 1800s Union Pacific Railroad engine.  

Did You Know?
It is estimated that between 350,000 and 500,000 people emigrated to the west between the 1840s and 1870s. They came by ox drawn wagons, on foot, & pulling hand carts until the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads completed a rail line in May of 1869 at Promotory Point in Northern Utah.
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