The Bozeman Trail was an overland route in the Western United States, connecting the gold rush territory of southern Montana to the Oregon Trail in eastern Wyoming. Its important period was …

Nov 20, 2014 · After the Army departed, the Indians burned the forts, and the Bozeman Trail was officially closed. The route was used again in 1876, however, when troops under Gen. George …

The Bozeman route left the Oregon Trail in central Wyoming, skirted the Bighorn Mountains, crossed several rivers including the Bighorn, then traversed mountainous terrain into western …

Established in 1863, the Bozeman Trail spanned 535 miles, creating a vital “shortcut” from the Oregon Trail near Casper, Wyoming, to the Montana gold fields around Virginia City.

In 1863, John Bozeman and John Jacobs discovered the Bozeman Trail as a shortcut to the gold rush in Montana. Called “the last great overland emigrant trail in the American West,” the trail …

The Bozeman Trail served as the most direct route from Julesburg, Colorado, through the Powder River Country to the gold fields of Montana in the mid-1860s.

Embark on a journey through the landscapes and history of the Bozeman Trail, one of the most important routes in Montana’s past. Whether you are exploring the trail firsthand, preserving its …

Mar 30, 2023 · John Bozeman’s trail from Fort Laramie, Wyoming (above), to Virginia City, Montana, went through the heart of Crow, Lakota and Cheyenne territory. The Army was sent …

Mar 7, 2019 · During the brief few years this 500-mile long trail existed, seminal events on or near the trail defined the settling of the American west. The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the …

The Bozeman route left the Oregon Trail in central Wyoming, skirted the Bighorn Mountains, crossed several rivers, including the Bighorn, and traversed mountainous terrain into western …