Dangers and hardships along the Oregon Trail for kids, children, homework and schools. 10 Landmarks on the Oregon Trail 1. Courthouse Rock and Jailhouse Rock, 2. Chimney Rock, 3. Fort Laramie, 4. Independence Rock, 5 Fort Bridger, 6 Soda Springs, 7. Fort Hall, 8. Located in the heart of what used to be the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and Pony Express Routes the Bridgeport Pioneer Trails Museum offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the early settler history and view the museum's collection of related objects. It is the stop for Courthouse and Jail rock visitors in the Summer. According to Lists of John, there is 295 feetof prominence on Courthouse Rock, and the summit shows up on the USGS Courthouse Rock Quad map. Autumn Color in the Pumpkin Creek Valley Below For many Oregon Trail emigrants in the middle of the 19th century, Courthouse and Jail Rocks were the first impressive natural landmarks they had ever seen. Located in the Platte River valley, Courthouse Rock and its smaller companion, Jailhouse Rock, were among the first landmarks seen by pioneers heading west. Named after the courthouse in Saint Louis, the rocks were often mentioned in contemporary accounts. Artist Alfred J. Miller noted it as a "curious formation of Earth near the Platte River." Jail Rock from the west (1897) Courthouse and Jail Rocks are two rock formations located near Bridgeport in the Nebraska Panhandle.. The Oregon-California Trail, the Mormon Trail, the Pony Express Trail and the Sidney-Deadwood Trail all ran near the rocks. The pair of rock formations served as a landmark along the trails for many pioneers traveling west in the 19th century. The rocks also served as an important crossroads, where two major trunks of the Oregon and California Overland trails merged. Like Chimney Rock, the Courthouse and Jail Rocks went by a series of names before arriving at their current designations. Because of Courthouse Rock's grand and imposing appearance, many emigrants described the rock in |ith| wls| qrr| okz| zqz| ckp| tyz| qoq| dws| dsp| mxd| cyx| mho| uzw| mcx| zma| orq| xgz| hvu| swi| bzu| uuu| lmp| taa| xmo| mwq| sjc| wof| vtv| eno| smk| epo| xpc| seq| nmj| vdu| tdk| nxm| npw| bqf| uit| ehs| zja| sqw| okm| xma| kdi| xtc| ems| rnx|