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The Overland Trails: A Visual Geography Lesson (Photo by the author: Oregon Trail crossing South Pass) Click on the sound icon for narration

Topographic Map of Western US Legend Oregon Trail California Trail Salt Lake Trail Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Cutoff Slide 2 Click on the sound icon for narration

US Average Rainfall Slide 3 Click on the sound icon for narration

Louisiana Territory Indian Territory Slide 4 Click on the sound icon for narration

1852 map of western US Slide 5 Click on the sound icon for narration

Slide 6 Sweetwater N. Humboldt Highways of Western Travel Click on the sound icon for narration

Slide 7 Click on the sound icon for narration