Tags: Utah
California National Historic Trail
Established: August 3, 1992 Managing Nonprofit: Oregon-California Trails Association Managing Agency: National Park Service The California National Historic Trail follows in the footsteps (and wagon ruts) of more than 250,000 emigrants who made their way across the continental United States during the 1840s…
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Established: November 10, 1978 Managing Nonprofit: Mormon Trails Association Managing Agency: National Park Service Driven out of Missouri in 1838, early Mormons settled along the Missouri River in Illinois. The community they established was called “Nauvoo,” which is a Hebrew word meaning “beautiful…
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Established: December 4, 2002 Managing Nonprofit: Old Spanish Trail Association Managing Agency: National Park Service Mexican trader Antonio Armijo led the first commercial caravan between Abiquiú, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California in 1829. Versions of this route were then used by…
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Established: August 3, 1992 Managing Nonprofit: National Pony Express Association Managing Agency: National Park Service Founded in April 1860, the legendary Pony Express ran for only 18 months before it was rendered irrelevant by the installation of a transcontinental telegraph. Today, the Pony…
Mormon Trails Association
The Mormon Trails Association (MTA) is a non-profit [501(c)(3)] association, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. We sponsor lectures, field trips, and work with other historic trail organizations, whose trails pass through Utah and Wyoming, in research, marking, preservation, and celebration efforts.