South Pass

Now known as South Pass, the new route reduced the time it took to travel west.

Kate Kelly: "Make Next Left Turn..." 2009

In looking into the past, and noticing the changes, it is recorded that in 1720, of all the passes the South Pass was the only one navigable.

Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

Department to explore the Rocky Mountains, especially the South Pass, which is in the State of Wyoming.

Stories of Later American History Wilbur Fisk Gordy 1891

South Pass, which is that of the Union Pacific Railroad, and was common to the Oregon Trail and the emigrant road to

The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter George Wharton James 1890

This he explored to its source, situated in that remarkable depression in the Rocky Mountains, known as the South Pass -- the same which

The River of the West 1870

In 1842 he was directed by Colonel Abert, the chief of the topographical corps, to make an exploration of the Northwestern frontier of the State of Missouri to the Rocky Mountains, and with special reference to an examination of what was known as South Pass in those mountains.

Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 George S. Boutwell 1861

South Pass, which is near twenty miles in width, and already traversed by several different roads.

The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851

The previous year, an Ashley-Henry party led by Jedediah Smith had crossed the continental divide at what came to be known as South Pass and found the valley of the Green river to be rich with beaver.

William H. Ashley's 1825 Rocky Mountain Papers 1825

The first followed the valley of Lodgepole Creek coming out of the Black Hills, then went up and over the Black Hills through Cheyenne Pass and down to the Laramie Plains, The second followed the North Fork of the Platte River through western Nebraska, went over the Continental Divide via the relatively easy crossing called South Pass, then west to the Green River in western Wyoming.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

The first followed the valley of Lodgepole Creek coming out of the Black Hills, then went up and over the Black Hills through Cheyenne Pass and down to the Laramie Plains, The second followed the North Fork of the Platte River through western Nebraska, went over the Continental Divide via the relatively easy crossing called South Pass, then west to the Green River in western Wyoming.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000