Overland Trail Museum - Sterling, CO
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Quick Description: At the instersection of Highway 6 and County Route 370, in Sterling, Colorado, the Overland Trail Park and Museum provides historical information and exhibits of the westward pioneer movement.
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 8/9/2009 8:48:54 AM
Waymark Code: WM6Z74
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Long Description:The museum itself, opened in 1936, exhibits the lifestyle and
hardships the pioneers endured while heading westward on the Oregon
Trail. The Overland Trail stage route was a branch of the Oregon
Trail that followed the south bank of the South Platte River
through northeastern Colorado. It is believed that this route may
have been the heaviest traveled road in America from 1862 to 1868.
The yard in front of the museum's building also has exhibits of
transportation and farming technology used by the pioneers during
their travels and settlement of the west. The yard also is the site
of an historical marker reading:
"3.8 miles north
Along Country Road ia the Site of
Valley Station
Built in 1859 as a stagecoach
Station of the Leavenworth
and Pike's Peak Express
Station on the Overland Trail
to California, 1862-67.
Indian War Outpost, 1864-65.
Once defended by a breastwork
of sacks and shelled corn."
There is a "village" behind the museum with several period
buildings, shops and farm machinery.
Museum Hours:
April 1 - October 31
Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
November 1 - March 31
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed Sunday, Monday and Holidays.
Overland Trail Museum
Phone: (970) 522-3895