We are really sorry to see Wally leave Nebraska! It is has been a great week sharing with Wally a lot of the things that make Nebraska a great place to live. Our Dodge 4th graders thought it fitting that Wally travel to Oregon in style. Like Wally, thousands of people traveled across Nebraska following the Oregon Trail during the mid to late 1800s. The Oregon Trail was a 2,000 mile journey that followed the Platte River through Nebraska. Most people traveled in a covered wagon which held all their belongings. The wagon would usually be pulled by oxen, but sometimes mules were used. Most people left from Independence, Missouri in the early spring in the hopes that the 6 month journey would have them crossing the Rocky Mountains and getting to Oregon before winter.
The trip was difficult, disease, bad food, no food, mosquitoes, fire, accidental shootings, poisoning, and deaths were just a few of the hardships these pioneers faced as they traveled. So many wagons made the journey that today almost 300 miles of wagon ruts still can be seen.
Wally's trip to Oregon will be a lot shorter than the pioneers but he follows in the footsteps of thousands of pioneers who helped make this country great! So Long Wally!
We know you are sorry to see Wally go but that means we are getting excited because he will be in Australia soon
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Gladstone Central State School
Queensland Australia
I was very sad to see Wally leave as well,but I am glad to know that you are teaching him about your state's history! I didn't know that the journey to cross the Rocky Mountains would have been so long ,deadly, and treacherous.That really taught me a lot about your state. Bye!
ReplyDeleteWow! That's a long trail. Well, here in PA, the Appalachian trail is a long hike. It goes through many states including PA. I have hiked a section of the trail in Vermont.
ReplyDeleteHow does the trail in Oregon affect your state?
Cool! It must've been hard for the pioneers to go on the Oregon trail. They proubly came here because it must've been to crouded in the eastern part of the country. Maybe that's why they came to Oregon. How and why did people come to your state?
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I was really sad when we had to part with Wally too. But in your blog it looks like you found a way to make him leave in style! I never knew that the Oregon trail was so scary! You had to fight all those bugs and survive the diseases. And those are just some of the things you had to survive. I am happy I didn't have to do that. If you live somewhere else than Oregon do you have any history of trails people had to survive? Which ones?
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