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The Tale of the Trail
102 E. 2nd Street
Frankfort, Kansas 66427

email: Melissa@FCN.com

Discover the Oregon...
By Melissa Shaw Jones

Driving the Oregon Trail by car is a terrific trip full of history and new adventures.
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Celebrate the pioneering spirit that brought America west during the 1800s.

The Tale of the Trail is dedicated to the many trails across the country, and those travelers that made the journey. They were the emigrants and pioneers full of hope and optimism at the prospect of owning land, and gaining wealth. In America, it no longer mattered who your parents were. America could truly be the land of opportunity.

Many groups offer information, knowledge, stories and places to learn more about the Trails that crossed America. If you look into your own genealogy you may find a pioneer in your not too distant past!

End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center,
Oregon City, OR

BLM Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Baker City, OR

The Oregon Trail

National Oregon/California Trail Center,
Montpelier, ID

Oregon-California Trails Association,
Independence, MO

National Frontier Trails Museum,
Independence, MO

Marshall County Historical Society,
Marysville, Kansas

Marysville Pony Express Museum,
Marysville, Kansas

Pony Express Home Station

Detailed Statistical Profile of Frankfort, Kansas

Marshall County Development and Tourism

The Central Branch Railroad – a working rail line worth riding!

Discover your own family roots!