Oregon Trail: Independence, Missouri, to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska

Hopeful faces turned westward more than 150 years ago as the greatest pioneer movement in history began along the Oregon Trail. Although the people who followed the trail started from many points along the Missouri River, historians place the true beginning of the trail in Independence, Missouri, at the southwest corner of Courthouse Square. You can still find it there, surrounded by city. You can also steep yourself in trail lore at the National Frontier Trail Center in Independence, and stock