Journal

An Oregon Trail Traveler at Fort Hall

September 29, 2008

On August 19, 1852, Oregon Trail traveler Parthenia Blank wrote “Today came to Fort Hall on Snake River and passed it at one in the afternoon. It is made of unburnt bricks and is little larger than a good sized barn. It is not now occupied by the soldiers, but is used for a trading [...]

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The American Frontier circa 1796

September 27, 2008

In 1796-1797, an English adventurer named Francis Baily braved the wilds of North America–a journey chronicled in Baily’s Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 & 1797 (Travels on the Western Waters). Having traveled from England to America, via the West Indies, Baily then traveled from Washington across the Allegheny [...]

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Louis Philippe’s Diary of Travels in America

August 30, 2008

In 1796, the man who would become the king of France began a three and a half year journey through Europe and America. Louis-Philippe, whose father had been guillotined, decided to see the world–and keep a diary of his travels, Diary of My Travels In America Louis-Philippe and his two younger brothers dined at Mount [...]

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