Bibliography
Books:
Buck, Rinker, The Oregon Trail – A New American Journey, Simon & Schuster, 2015
Holmes, Kenneth L. (edited & compiled), Covered Wagon Women – Diaries & Letters from the Western Trails, 1840-1849, University of Nebraska Press, 1995 (originally A.H. Clark & Co., 1983)
Kimball, Violet T., Stories of Young Pioneers – In their Own Words, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2000
Marcy, Randolph B., Captain, US Army, The Prairie Traveler – A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, reprinted by Applewood Books 1993 (originally published 1859)
Webber, Bert, The Oregon Trail – Diary of James Akin, Jr. in 1852, Webb Research Group, 1989
Dublin, William Brooks, Trail’s End Oregon City – Where the Past Meets the Present, Warren H. Green, Inc., 1982
Murphy, Dan (text), Oregon Trail, Voyage of Discovery – The Story Behind the Scenery, KC Publications, Inc. 1992
Webber, Bert & Margie, Oregon City by Way of the Barlow Road, “Chapter 1 – Exploring the Barlow Road,” Webb Research Group, 1993
Bowen, William A., The Willamette Valley – Migration and the Settlement on the Oregon Frontier, University of Washington Press, 1952
Grierson, Alice Kirk, An Army Wife’s Cookbook – with Household Hints and Home Remedies, Western National Parks Association, 1972
Tilford, Gregory L., Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1997
Cordes, Ron, Pocket Guide to Weather Forecasting, Pocket Guides Publishing, LLC, 2018
Pamphlets and Magazines:
US National Park Service, National Historical Trails – Auto Tour Guide Route Interpretive Guide:
• Western Missouri Through Northeastern Kansas
• Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado
• Across Wyoming
• Along the Snake River Plain Through Idaho
Idaho Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association (IOCTA), Main Orgon Trail Back Country Byway – Three Mile Crossing to Bonneville Point
Ford, Dixon & Kreutzer, Lee, “Oxen Engines of the Overland Emigration,” The Overland Journal, Spring 2015
Web Sites:
Follow the Barlow Road – “Tygh Valley to Wamic,” http://columbiariverimages.com/BarlowRoad/barlow_road_tygh_valley_to_wamic.html
The Oregon Trail: Fort Hall, http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/fthall.htm
Outdoor Idaho – “Pathways of Pioneers,” https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/outdooridaho/episodes/pathwaysofpioneers/
WyoHistory.org: “Parting of the Ways,” https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/parting-ways
Maps:
US National Parks Services, “Oregon National Historic Trail Topographical Map,” (interactive map) https://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm
Oregon – California Trails Association (OCTA), “Overland Trails – Opening the American West,” 2005
City of Oregon City (The Civic Improvement Trust), “The Oregon Trail – The Highway of the Pioneers to the Pacific Northwest,” 1984
Idaho Travel Council, “Oregon Trail in Idaho and Other Emigrant Trails” (no date)
American Automobile Association (AAA), Member’s State Highway Maps, (all AAA state maps detail the Oregon, California, Mormon Trails, & the Pony Express Route), 2019 Editions
• Kansas – Missouri
• Iowa – Nebraska
• Colorado – Wyoming
• Idaho – Montana
• Oregon – Washington
Museums and Historic Sites:
US National Park Service, “Museum of Westward Expansion” [museum & book store], The Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO
City of Independence, Missouri, “National Frontier Trails Museum” [museum & book store], 318 W Pacific St, Independence, MO
“Alcove Springs Park,” 1834 River Cup, (6 miles north of) Blue Rapids, KS
Nebraska State Parks, “Rock Creek Station” [museum & book store], 57426 710th Road, Fairbury, NE
Nebraska State Parks, “Fort Kearny State Historical Park” [museum & book store], 1020 V Road, south of Kearney, NE
Nebraska State Parks, “Ash Hollow State Historical Park,” 4265 Hwy 29, Lewellen, NE
US National Park Service, “Chimney Rock National Historical Site Visitors Center” [museum & book store], 9822 County Road 75, Bayard, NE
US National Park Service, “Scotts Bluff National Monument” [museum & book store], 190276 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, NE
US National Park Service, “Fort Laramie National Historical Site” [museum & book store], 965 Gray Rocks Road, Fort Laramie, WY
Wyoming State Historic Sites, “Guernsey Ruts,” ½ mile south of Guernsey, WY
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), “National Historic Trails Interpretive Center” [museum & book store], 1501 N Poplar St, Casper, WY
Wyoming State Historic Sites, “Independence Rock State Historical Site,” WY Hwy 220 (54 miles west of Casper), Alcova, WY
Wyoming State Historic Sites, “Parting of the Ways State Historic Site,” WY Hwy 28 (52 miles west of Lander), Lander, WY
“The National Oregon/California Trails Center (Museum)” [museum & book store], 320 N. 4th Street, Montpelier, ID
City of Soda Springs, “Geyser Park,” E 1st Street S, Soda Springs, ID
Bannock County Historical Museum, “Fort Hall (recreation),” 3000 Ave of the Chiefs, Pocatello, ID
“Register Rock State Historic Site,” Register Road (13 miles west of), American Falls, ID
Idaho State Parks, “Three Island Crossing State Park & Museum” [museum & book store], 1083 S Three Island Park Rd, Glenns Ferry, ID
Old Fort Boise Historical Society, “Old Fort Boise (replica),” 19 Parma Rd, Parma, ID
Oregon State Park, “Farewell Bend State Recreation Area,” 23751 Old Hwy 30, Huntington, OR
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), “National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center” [museum & book store], 22267 Oregon Hwy 86, Baker City, OR
Oregon State Park, “Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area,” 65068 Old Oregon Trail, Meacham, OR
Oregon State Park, “Deschutes River State Recreation Area,” 89600 Biggs-Rufus Hwy, Wasco, OR
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center [museum & book store], 1726 Washington St., Oregon City, OR
Vista House, [book store and gift shop], 40700 Historic Columbia River Hwy., Corbett, OR 97019