The California Trail

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical trail
gptkbp:associatedWith westward expansion
gptkbp:challenges disease
lack of resources
harsh weather
gptkbp:conservationEfforts climate change
educational programs
urban development
agricultural expansion
trail maintenance
historical markers
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
Plains
Great Basin
gptkbp:culturalImpact migration patterns
settlement_of_the_West
gptkbp:established 1840s
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Independence,_Missouri
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
Mormon_migration
Oregon_Trail_connection
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:California_Trail_Interpretive_Center
gptkb:California_Trail_Association
Gold Rush
National_Historic_Trail_designation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The California Trail
gptkbp:influencedBy fur trade routes
Spanish_missions
Native_American_trails
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Donner_Pass
gptkb:Fort_Bridger
gptkb:South_Pass
gptkb:Sutter's_Fort
Chimney Rock
gptkbp:length approximately 2,170 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorCities gptkb:Sacramento
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkb:Carson_City
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_H._Ashley
gptkb:Brigham_Young
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Lorenzo_Dow
James Becknell
gptkbp:services gptkb:Sacramento,_California
gptkbp:travelTime 4 to 6 months
gptkbp:usedBy pioneers