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Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailAsh Hollow near Lewellen, Nebraska, where the Mormon Pioneers stopped to verify their location on the 1847 Trek to Utah.
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Suggested Trail Sites to Visit

Listed below is a sampling of trail sites that you can visit on the Mormon Pioneer NHT. Choose from the text listing below the map for information about each site. 

 
Map image of suggested trail sites to visit along the Mormon Pioneer NHT.
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Map image of suggested trail sites to visit along the Mormon Pioneer NHT.
 

Mormon Pioneer NHT sites:

  2. Montrose Landing - Montrose, Iowa
  3. Garden Grove - Garden Grove, Iowa
  4. Mount Pisgah - Thayer, Iowa
  5. Winter Quarters Complex - Omaha, Nebraska
  6. Murdock Site - Alda, Nebraska
  7. Sand Hill Ruts - Sutherland, Nebraska
  8. Ancient Bluff Ruins - Broadwater, Nebraska
  9. Fort Bridger - Fort Bridger, Wyoming
  10. This is the Place Heritage Park - Salt Lake City, Utah

 
Elkhorn River Crossing near Fremont, Nebraska.  

Did You Know?
The Elkhorn River, a few days from the Mormon Winter Quarters at Council Bluffs, was one of the first major water crossings encountered by the Mormons. In April 1847, several days were spent building rafts to ferry the first 72 wagons across the flooded river.
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Last Updated: October 31, 2006 at 12:49 EST