THE OREGON TRAIL THROUGH POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY KANSAS COLLECTION ARTICLES
DICK TAYLOR
produced this selection.

THE OREGON TRAIL THROUGH POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY by WILLIAM E. SMITH *

Reprinted from Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society,
1926-1928, Vol. XVII.


Part One
page 1 The Oregon Trail
page 1footnote: William E. Smith
page 2photo: W. E. SMITH, of Wamego
page 3INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
page 4photo: THE WESTON BLACKSMITH SHOP,
page 4THE FREMONT EXPEDITON
Part Two
page 6SONGS OF THE WESTERN PIONEERS
page 8TRAGEDIES OF THE TRAIL
Part Three
page 10photos: Scott Spring, Trail on McProud farm, etc.
page 11photo: HENRY ROUSCHI gravestone
page 12photo: ROBERT SCOTT, Wamego, Kansas
page 14photo: S. M. MARSHALL gravestone
Part Four
page 15THE POTTAWATOMIES
page 17LEGEND OF "POTTAWATOMIE"
page 18THE INDIAN KLANS
Part Five
page 19MRS. JAMES MERRITT
page 19LOUIS VIEUX, SR.
page 20photo: LOUIS VIEUX
page 22RACHEL VIEUX THURBER
page 23photo: RACHEL (VIEUX) THURBER
page 24NAH-NIM-NUK-SKUK
page 25photo: NAH-NIM-NUK-SKUK
Part Six
page 26OTHER TRAILS
page 27SAMUEL D. DYER
page 28photos: Junietta Creek, Indian Cemetery, etc.




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