The Mormon Pioneer Trail

Mormon Pioneer Trail
From Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. - On April 5, 1847 Mormon Church or Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, leader Brigham Young headed a train of wagons west. There were 72 wagons and 148 brave followers to leave on The Mormon Pioneer Trail ...

Joseph Smith
Founded by Joseph Smith, April 6, 1830 in Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith translated a document from golden plates given to him by an angel. This document, The Book of Mormon, became ...

Brigham Young
The departure from Nauvoo began in February 4, 1846 under the new leadership of Brigham Young ...

The Oregon Trail
At Fort Laramie, Wyoming the Mormons joined the Oregon Trail. They followed this for a hundred miles and crossing the Continental Divide at South Pass ...

Handcarts
The handcarts were seen as a faster, easier and cheaper way to travel. The handcarts were made of wood, 6 to 7 feet long and ...

Memories
One day we came to a section inhabited by rattlesnakes ...
By the time we reached Devils Gate, in Wyoming, we were out of provisions. That night, all the camp was asleep, then suddenly ...

Zion Valley
The pioneer party began planting late crops as soon as they reached the Salt Lake Valley, The Land of Zion, or the Zion Valley, as it was named. The streets were ...

Mormon Handcart Trekkers
Handcart treks over parts of The Mormon Trail are taken by members of the Mormon church as a way to experience the story of its pioneers ...

The Mormon Trail - Collections
Collecting items from The Mormon Trail - Gifts - Books - Collectibles

The Mormon Pioneer Trail
The Mormon Trail - The Mormon Pioneer Trail - Trail to Zion Valley
Mormon Pioneer Historic Trail - Mormon Pioneer Handcart Trail - Trail to the Land of Zion

• The Dominguez-Escalante Expeditions Journal:

Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico in 1776

• I Walked to Zion:
- Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail

• The Gathering of Zion:
- The Story of the Mormon Trail

• National Geographic's Guide to:
- Lewis and Clark Trail

• Hiking Historic Trails
- Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails

• Scenic Driving - Travel guides
- Scenic Driving in Utah

• Historical reading
- The Old Spanish Trail

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