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These accounts describe travel on the Mormon trail, which went from Independence, Missouri, through several southeast Kansas counties, eventually exiting the state through Washington County. This trail was primarily used by Mormons who were heading west to settle in Utah during the 1840s through the 1860s
Date: Between 1910 and 1940
Item Number: 222193
Call Number: History, Trails Coll. #648, Folder: Mormon Trail
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 222193
Collections - Manuscript - History - Trails
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Mormon
Date - 1840s
Date - 1854-1860
Date - 1861-1869
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Manuscript
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Osage
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Places - Counties - Washington
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Independence
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Transportation - Trails - Mormon Trail
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
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