Fast Facts
- They went 1.5 to 6 miles a day for a regular day.
- On agood day they traveled was 15 to 16 miles.
- The pioneers were only able to travel 1 mile on a muddy day.
- Most pioneers walked the 2,000 miles on foot.
- Crossing a river with their wagon often took five days.
- Wagons would travel in a single file line to avoid the dust.
- Pioneers would often see over 50,000 discarded items along a 20 mile area.
- Pioneers would have to pay fees to be ferried over water, bridges and graded roads.
- The worst years for cholera were 1849, 1850, and 1852.
- The first Fort Kearny was in Nebraska City, Nebraska.