Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study Mormon Pioneer Historic Resource Study Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Historic Resource Study by Stanley B. Kimball, Ph.D. May 1991 TABLE OF CONTENTS mopi/hrs/hrs.htm Last Updated: 08-Oct-2003 http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrs.htm[8/8/2013 11:49:24 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) Mormon Pioneer Historic Resource Study TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER PREFACE Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION The Mormon Trail in Historic Perspective Sketch of Mormon History: 1830-1846 Mormon Beliefs Growing Interest in the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Name of the Trail Mormon Motivation The Perpetual Emigration Fund Trail Experience in Mormon History Reading, Interpreting and Protecting Trail Ruts Chapter 2 - THE TRAIL EXPERIENCE The Great Trek: General Comments Points of Departure and Time Periods Wagons, Draft Animals, Speed of Travel Communication Problems of Illness, Stress, Privacy, and Traveling Routine, Rules, Discipline, Constitutions Trail Larder Women Emigrants Little Emigrants, Children Indian Relations Blacks on the Trail Foreign Mormon Emigrants Non-Mormons on the Trail Mormon Interest in the Far West to 1846 Western Travel Accounts Consulted by the Mormons Western Maps Consulted by the Mormons Western Travelers Consulted by the Mormons Mormons and the Environment Chapter 3 - ACROSS IOWA IN 1846 Leaving Nauvoo Trek Commences/Difficulties/Skills Learned Organization Improved "Come, Come Ye Saints" Composed Garden Grove Established http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrst.htm[8/8/2013 11:49:34 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) Mount Pisgah Established Council Bluffs Reached Chapter 4 - COUNCIL BLUFFS AND WINTER QUARTERS: 1846-1847 Council Bluffs General Area Mormon Camps and Communities Indian Relations The Mormon Battalion Camps West of Missouri River Cold Spring and Cutler's Park Winter Quarters Mormons and Trail-Side Services Winter Quarters Abandoned Chapter 5 - THE PIONEER TREK OF 1847 Preparation Organization Scientific Instruments and Observations Staging Ground 1847 Trek Begins The Trail/Divisions and Topography Part I, Winter Quarters to Kearney, Nebraska Part II, Kearney to Fort Laramie Part III, Fort Laramie to Fort Bridger Part IV, Fort Bridger to Valley of the Great Salt Lake Establishment of a Colony and Return to Winter Quarters Chapter 6 - MORMON EMIGRANTS: 1848-1868 General Comments Wagon Emigrants, 1848-1860 Canal Boats, Lake Boats, and Riverboats The Handcart Emigrants, 1856-1860 The Brigham Young Express Company, 1856-1857 Church Team Emigrants, 1860-1868 "Rail and Trail" Pioneers: 1856-1868 Trail Preservation and Marking Suggestions for Further Research on the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Chapter 7 - HISTORIC SITES ALONG THE MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL Recommendations to the National Register Illinois Iowa Kanesville/Council Bluffs Area Nebraska Winter Quarters Area Historic Sites Wyoming Utah APPENDIX A: Maps http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrst.htm[8/8/2013 11:49:34 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) 1. New York Saints Trail, 1831 2. Zion's Camp Trail, 1834 3. The Fremont-Preuss Map, 1843 4. S.A. Mitchell's New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California, 1846 5. Major S.H. Long's 1823 Map of the Country Drained by the Mississippi 6. Mormon Trail Across Iowa, 1846 7. Mormon Trail Across Nebraska, 1847 8. Mormon Trail Across Wyoming, 1847 9. Mormon Trail In Utah, 1847 10. The Handcart Trail Across Iowa, 1855-1857 11. The Nebraska City Cutoff Trail, 1864-1866 12. The Overland-Bridger Pass Trail, 1862-1868 13. Sketch Map of Council Bluffs-Winter Quarters Area, 1846-1853 14. Sketch Map of Winter Quarters, 1846-1847 15. National Trails System, 1986 APPENDIX B: Documents 1. Bill of Particulars, 1845 2. Mormon Hymn, "Come, Come Ye Saints" 3. Roster of Pioneer Camp, 1847 4. "The Word and Will of the Lord" to Brigham Young, 1847 5. Andrew Jenson's Tabulation of the Number of Mormon Emigrants by Year 6. Pioneer Companies That Crossed the Plains, 1847-1868 APPENDIX C: Biographical Sketches 1. Eliza Roxcy Snow 2. Patty Bartlett Sessions 3. Brigham Young 4. Heber Chase Kimball 5. Parley Parker Pratt 6. Peter Haws 7. John Taylor 8. George Miller 9. William Clayton 10. Orson Pratt 11. Wilford Woodruff APPENDIX D: Illustrations 1. Bone Mail 2. Eliza Roxcy Snow 3. Patty Bartlett Sessions 4. Brigham Young, 1853 5. 1846 Exodus from Nauvoo 6. Heber C. Kimball, 1853 7. Parley Parker Pratt 8. John Taylor, 1853 9. William Clayton 10. Garden Grove, Iowa 11. Peter Hansen's Drawing of Mount Pisgah, Iowa, 1846 12. Mormon Trail Ruts, Adair County, Iowa 13. Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1853 http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrst.htm[8/8/2013 11:49:34 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) 14. Peter Hansen's Drawing of Cutler's Park, Nebraska, 1846 15. Winter Quarters' Cemetery, Nebraska 16. Orson Pratt 17. Loup River, 1853 18. Win. Clayton's Emigrants' Guide, 1848 19. Sand Hill Trail Ruts, Nebraska 20. Ancient Ruins Bluffs, Nebraska 21. Rebecca Winter's Grave, Nebraska 22. Laramie's Peak, Wyoming 23. Mexican Hill, Wyoming 24. Guernsey Ruts, Wyoming 25. Devil's Gate, Wyoming 26. Martin's Cove Handcart Site, Wyoming 27. Split Rock Ruts, Wyoming 28. Willie's Handcart Site, Wyoming 29. Church Butte, Wyoming 30. Fort Bridger, Wyoming 31. Cache Cave, Utah 32. Mormon Emigrants in Echo Canyon, Utah, 1860 33. Mormon Emigrant Company in Echo Canyon, Utah, 1867 34. Wilford Woodruff 35. Handcart Family BIBLIOGRAPHY <<< Previous <<< Contents >>> Next >>> mopi/hrs/hrst.htm Last Updated: 08-Oct-2003 http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrst.htm[8/8/2013 11:49:34 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) Mormon Pioneer Historic Resource Study TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER PREFACE Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION The Mormon Trail in Historic Perspective Sketch of Mormon History: 1830-1846 Mormon Beliefs Growing Interest in the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Name of the Trail Mormon Motivation The Perpetual Emigration Fund Trail Experience in Mormon History Reading, Interpreting and Protecting Trail Ruts Chapter 2 - THE TRAIL EXPERIENCE The Great Trek: General Comments Points of Departure and Time Periods Wagons, Draft Animals, Speed of Travel Communication Problems of Illness, Stress, Privacy, and Traveling Routine, Rules, Discipline, Constitutions Trail Larder Women Emigrants Little Emigrants, Children Indian Relations Blacks on the Trail Foreign Mormon Emigrants Non-Mormons on the Trail Mormon Interest in the Far West to 1846 Western Travel Accounts Consulted by the Mormons Western Maps Consulted by the Mormons Western Travelers Consulted by the Mormons Mormons and the Environment Chapter 3 - ACROSS IOWA IN 1846 Leaving Nauvoo Trek Commences/Difficulties/Skills Learned Organization Improved "Come, Come Ye Saints" Composed Garden Grove Established http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrst.htm[8/8/2013 11:50:36 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) Mount Pisgah Established Council Bluffs Reached Chapter 4 - COUNCIL BLUFFS AND WINTER QUARTERS: 1846-1847 Council Bluffs General Area Mormon Camps and Communities Indian Relations The Mormon Battalion Camps West of Missouri River Cold Spring and Cutler's Park Winter Quarters Mormons and Trail-Side Services Winter Quarters Abandoned Chapter 5 - THE PIONEER TREK OF 1847 Preparation Organization Scientific Instruments and Observations Staging Ground 1847 Trek Begins The Trail/Divisions and Topography Part I, Winter Quarters to Kearney, Nebraska Part II, Kearney to Fort Laramie Part III, Fort Laramie to Fort Bridger Part IV, Fort Bridger to Valley of the Great Salt Lake Establishment of a Colony and Return to Winter Quarters Chapter 6 - MORMON EMIGRANTS: 1848-1868 General Comments Wagon Emigrants, 1848-1860 Canal Boats, Lake Boats, and Riverboats The Handcart Emigrants, 1856-1860 The Brigham Young Express Company, 1856-1857 Church Team Emigrants, 1860-1868 "Rail and Trail" Pioneers: 1856-1868 Trail Preservation and Marking Suggestions for Further Research on the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Chapter 7 - HISTORIC SITES ALONG THE MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL Recommendations to the National Register Illinois Iowa Kanesville/Council Bluffs Area Nebraska Winter Quarters Area Historic Sites Wyoming Utah APPENDIX A: Maps http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/mopi/hrst.htm[8/8/2013 11:50:36 AM] Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents) 1. New York Saints Trail, 1831 2. Zion's Camp Trail, 1834 3. The Fremont-Preuss Map, 1843 4. S.A. Mitchell's New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California, 1846 5. Major S.H. Long's 1823 Map of the Country Drained by the Mississippi 6. Mormon Trail Across Iowa, 1846 7. Mormon Trail Across Nebraska, 1847 8. Mormon Trail Across Wyoming, 1847 9. Mormon Trail In Utah, 1847 10. The Handcart Trail Across Iowa, 1855-1857 11. The Nebraska City Cutoff Trail, 1864-1866 12. The Overland-Bridger Pass Trail, 1862-1868 13. Sketch Map of Council Bluffs-Winter Quarters Area, 1846-1853 14. Sketch Map of Winter Quarters, 1846-1847 15. National Trails System, 1986 APPENDIX B: Documents 1. Bill of Particulars, 1845 2. Mormon Hymn, "Come, Come Ye Saints" 3. Roster of Pioneer Camp, 1847 4. "The Word and Will of the Lord" to Brigham Young, 1847 5. Andrew Jenson's Tabulation of the Number of Mormon Emigrants by Year 6. Pioneer Companies That Crossed the Plains, 1847-1868 APPENDIX C: Biographical Sketches 1. Eliza Roxcy Snow 2. Patty Bartlett Sessions 3. Brigham Young 4. Heber Chase Kimball 5. Parley Parker Pratt 6. Peter Haws 7. John Taylor 8. George Miller 9. William Clayton 10. Orson Pratt 11. Wilford Woodruff APPENDIX D: Illustrations 1. Bone Mail 2. Eliza Roxcy Snow 3. Patty Bartlett Sessions 4. Brigham Young, 1853 5. 1846 Exodus from Nauvoo 6.