California Trail Center - Elko NV
								Three wagons are arranged as they might have been in a trail camp. The two wheeled Red River cart, top left, between the wagons, became popular for light travel. The Mormons used them on their 1846 migration to Utah. These wagons are typical of outfits for most families. One exception was James F. Reed's oversized Palace Car. It has been blamed for the slow progress of the Donner-Reed Party. A display inside the trail center, left, shows supplies carried on these long journeys.
	Hastings Cutoff
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