NPR Affiliate since 1985
Ozarks at Large Stories
University of Arkansas

The Importance of the Overland Trail

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams
Published October 11, 2019 at 4:40 PM CDT
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
A family on the Oregon Trail. More than 325,000 Americans headed west on the grueling Overland Trail between 1841 and 1861.
Courtesy

Hundreds of thousands of people used the Overland Trail to migrate west. Elliott West, distinguished professor of history at the University of Arkansas, will discuss the route next week and gave us a preview of the lecture.

Ozarks at Large StoriesUniversity of ArkansasOverland Trail
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
See stories by Kyle Kellams
Related Content
  1. Springdale's Fitzgerald Station to Undergo Assessment as Part of Preservation Effort
  2. Portion of Old Wire Road Gets Trail of Tears Markers
  3. Our Continued Connections to Gothic Traditions
  4. From Hansel and Gretel to the Supreme Court
  5. U of A Researchers Study Cross-Laminated Timber at New Residence Hall