Carson Trail

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Carson Trail is a historic emigrant route across the Sierra Nevada used by 19th-century pioneers traveling to California.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Carson Route 1
Carson Trail canonical 1

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic emigrant trail
overland route
associatedWith westward expansion of the United States
connects California interior
Great Basin
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
eraOfUse mid-1800s
follows Carson River
surface form: Carson River corridor
hasTerrain mountain passes
river valleys
heritageStatus historic route
historicalPeriod California Gold Rush
surface form: California Gold Rush era
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
Sierra Nevada
namedAfter Carson River
notableFor being a major route into California during the Gold Rush
partOf California Trail
surface form: California Trail network
routeType emigrant route
terminus Carson Valley
Sacramento Valley
transportMode wagon travel
usedBy American emigrant pioneers
usedDuring 19th century
usedFor emigrant travel
overland migration to California

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carson Pass onHistoricRoute Carson Trail
California Trail hasVariant Carson Trail
this entity surface form: Carson Route