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The Kinney Cutoff was a variant of the Sublette Cutoff. It is first mentioned in diaries of 1852, and that is the generally accepted date of its inception. It may have been blazed by mountain man Charles Kinney, but the exact circumstances of the cutoff¹s opening is lost to history.
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wyoshpo.state.wy.us/trailsdemo/slatecreek-kenney.htm
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Emigrant Trail in Wyoming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The path followed by the Oregon Trail , California Trail and Mormon Trail (collectively referred to as the Emigrant Trail ) spans 400 mile through the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail enters f...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigrant_Trail_in_Wyoming
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Sublette Cutoff information and resources. ... After crossing the Green, the emigrants headed off across the barren Sublette Cutoff. Enterprising Argonauts, always in a hurry, would refine the Sublette route into additional cutoffs with names like Slate Creek, Kinney, Hams Fork and Dempsey.
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www.octa-trails.org/learn/virtual_trail/virtual_tour/su...
www.octa-trails.org/learn/virtual_trail/virtual_tour/sublette_cutoff/index.php
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In July 1844, the California bound Stevens-Townsend-Murphy wagon train, guided by Isaac Hitchcock and 81-year-old Caleb Greenwood, passed this point and continued nine and one half miles west-southwest from here to a place destined to become prominent in Oregon Trail history -- the starting point of the Sublette Cutoff.
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www.octa-trails.org/learn/people_places/site_parting_of...
www.octa-trails.org/learn/people_places/site_parting_of_the_ways.php
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Alliance for Historic Wyoming is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Wyoming's historic and cultural resources. ... The Sublette Cutoff opened in 1844. Members of the Murphy-Townsend company guided by two old mountaineers, Caleb Greenwood and Isaac Hitchcock, blazed this new trail across western Wyoming.
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www.historicwyoming.org/index.php?id=68
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The Sublette Cutoff separated from the Oregon Mormon trails at the Parting of the Ways on the west side of South Pass, and rejoined the Oregon Trail at Bear River. The waterless semi-arid land crossed by Sublette's Cutoff was arguably one of the worst stretch on the Oregon Trail.
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www.thefurtrapper.com/oregon_trail.htm
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NAME: Sublette; COUNTY: Lincoln; ROADS: 4WD; GRID: 7; CLIMATE: Snow in winter.; BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer months. ... Jail still stands.UPDATE:I wanted to let you know that the ghost town of Sublette in Lincoln County, Wyoming is being torn ... Stopping point on the Oregon trail (Sublette Cutoff). SUBMITTED BY: Daniel Cox...
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www.ghosttowns.com/states/wy/sublette.html
www.ghosttowns.com/states/wy/sublette.html
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Lombarde Ferry (13 images) - Lombarde Ferry site on the Sublette Cutoff of the Oregon Trail. Contributed by Paul Allen and in possession of Sublette County Library - Pinedale.
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www.sublette.com/photohistory/collections/PaulAllen/His...
www.sublette.com/photohistory/collections/PaulAllen/HistoricSites/home.htm
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Pinedale Online. Visitor information, news, links to area information and businesses. ... The route provided access to more water, wood and forage for stock animals than the Sublette Cutoff to the south. Many portions can still be driven today with a high-clearance vehicle, traveled by mountain bike or walked.
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www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/04/LanderCutoffRoadoft...
www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/04/LanderCutoffRoadofth.htm
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