Website
Other

Oregon California Trails Association: Historic Trails Learning Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Information portal for the organization that oversees the preservation of the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, the Applegate Trail, and the Mormon Trail.
Website
Other

Seymour Chamber of Commerce: The Great Western Cattle Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Great Western Cattle Trail, that was used in the 1800s, and stretched from Bandera, Texas to Dodge City Kansas.
Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: California National Historic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Parks Service gives a brief history, and description of the California trail system which was used by settlers moving to California during the 1849 Gold Rush days.
Handout
Other

Ellis County Museum: Texas Cattle Trails

For Students 9th - 10th
This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.