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Oregon Trail also Oregon-California Trail a route across the central United States, from Missouri to Oregon, some 2,000 miles (3,000 km) in length. It was used chiefly in the 1840s by settlers moving west.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Oregon Trail a route across the central US, from the Missouri to Oregon, some 3,000 km (2,000 miles) in length. It was used chiefly in the 1840s by settlers moving west.

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