\ ) py i i 3 Page 6B Oregon Trail attracted many pioneers (Ed. note - This is the third in a series of eight essays on the topic, "Trails West," by student winners in the Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter DAR essay contest. Kristen Ammay is a fifth grader at Grover School.) by KRISTEN AMMAY Grover 5th grade On May 22, 1843 the pioneers of Platte City set off for Oregon. The Oregon Trail runs from Missouri to Oregon. The trail was approximately 2,000 miles and runs through Kansas, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington. The Oregon Trail attracted many pi- oneers. The pioneers probably went west in search of religious free- dom and possibly more land. Early pioneers had spread the news of Oregon's mild weather in which farmers could farm year round its abundant supply of fish and games, its rich soil and pure water and its plentiful timber. New nonfiction at Maune New nonfiction at Mauney Memorial Library: BUSINESS McQuown, Judith. "Inc. 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