It's 1850 and you've heard all about the gold in California. You want a part of the action and are ready to go for the gold! But you're on the East Coast of the United States, some 3,000 miles from away from the gold. How are you going to get there?
There were three main routes to California's gold fields.
Click the links below to learn more about each one.
| Oregon/California Trail |
Panama
Route |
Around
Cape Horn |