The internet has some great sites such at trail.com that provide information about trails in the United States and out. Many people think about trails as there are hundreds of books, maps, blogs and brochures on trails.
The people at railtrails.com think about how to utilize abandoned railroad tracks into recreational trails for hiking, biking, walking etc..
Thinking about trails is one of the earliest thought-about subjects.
The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation in 1838 of the Cherokee Native American tribe to the Western United States, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 4,000 Cherokees. The ‘white’ people were thinking of using the land for their purposes.
Following the Civil War Texas Cattlemen needed to think of a way to get steers to Kansas so they could be shipped and as a result of their thinking the Chisholm Trail was established.
Between 1812 and 1866 probably about 500,000 emigrants thought to leave some kind of written account during their trek on the trails to California, the Pacific Northwest, and Utah?
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