The old overland trail stage station is listed on the national register of historical sites and recent efforts have been made to preserve it. Map of the trail from laporte to virginia dale, larimer county, colorado. An academy awardwinner, wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. But the trials of the overland trail quickly force them into a partnership and eventual affection. It crossed the state south of the oregon trail along much of the route that is today i. This site allows a free download of b movies, which include westerns, crime, science fiction, and serials cliff hangers, etc. Map of overland trails and historical places in nebraska. Point of rocks stage station, 25 miles east of present rock springs, wyo. His roy rogers westerns were called old westerns because that word was often in the title.
Sheldons history and stories of nebraska the overland. It was actually five sections of road divided by four major rivers the takhini, yukon, pelly and stewart. The company had the winter mail contract, and used its royal mail service coaches to carry passengers, baggage and mail on the new overland trail. United states gold coinages overland trail weather. Overland trail museum colorado department of transportation. An army scout and a pony express rider come to the aid of. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Old overland trail western 1953 rex allen slim pickens. The overland trail was established in 1862 by ben holladay, the overland trail went from julesburg, co to hams fork, wy. Witney made a series of trail westerns with allen including iron mountain trail and south pacific trail. Overview of old overland trail, 1953, directed by william witney, with rex allen, koko, slim pickens, at turner classic movies. It is a story written deep in the lives of men and women, and in the record of the westward march of the american people.
Any of several trails, such as the oregon trail or the santa fe trail, of westward migration in the united states. Mcclure appeared as frank flip flippen, bendixs young. Today it contains many artifacts given by descendants of pioneer families, and items owned and used by mr. When rex figures out anchors swindle, anchor gets black hawk to capture him. The overland trail is one of the lesser known immigrant trails that crossed wyoming. The old overland trail stretched many a hundred mile across the state of wyoming, and the man who broke the heart of his mount on the first days travel would not win the big twothousanddollar prize in the long endurance race to denver. Pages describe the route, stations and landmarks, personalities, with many links to other western sites. An enduring american icon, he epitomized rugged masculinity and. May 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, better known by his stage name john wayne, was an american film actor, director and producer. Central america the overland trail collection has been assembled with a balance of scarcity, history, and eye appeal. In 1862, holladay and his overland stage company were directed by the u. It starred lee roberts and dennis moore utilizing stock footage and some new scenes. In this latest from lee the good daughter, lj 10194, america hollis marries a man she barely knows to spare her philadelphia family the disgrace of a pregnant daughter.
This forces the settlers to work for anchor and he pays them in devalued scrip. A trailer takes weight off of the tow vehicle and spreads it over at least one more axle. The overland trail was not a single, uninterrupted stretch of road. Old overland trail western 1953 rex allen slim pickens leonard nimoy summary. Virginia dale, colorado stage station treasure legends. While portions of the route had been used by explorers and trappers since the 1820s, the overland trail was most heavily used in the 1860s as an alternative route to the oregon, california, and mormon trails through central wyoming. Overland trail, any of several trails of westward migration in the united states. The overland trail also known as the overland stage line was a stagecoach and wagon trail in the american west during the 19th century. John wayne western movies to watch free westerns theater.
When anchor turns on black hawk and shoots him, black hawk gets a chance to repay a debt to rex. Overland trail was a short lived television western about the adventures of an earthy stage coach line superintendent and his young partner as they strive to keep the stage routes open and safe. Note photos are to be used only to promote colorado as a leisure destination or in a news story. Each of the old overland trails which crosses nebraska from the missouri river to the mountains has a story. Distances between the stations from julesburg to fort bridger. Players scavenge fuel and other supplies as they head directly into the heart of the cataclysm. Old overland trail 1953 is a spectacularly bad example of one of republics bill witney directed rex allen trail westerns. Having an equipped adventure trailer ready to hook up and go at a moments notice opens up opportunities for travel that would be otherwise more difficult to.
The overland trailis the former southern pacific 2981, a clublounge car, built in 1949 by the pullman standard car manufacturing company. Watch the overland trail episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The film stars rex allen, slim pickens, roy barcroft, virginia hall, gil herman and wade crosby. Roll over image to expand the overland trail by monaghan, jay, indianapolis. Trailer features include a storage boot for your camp kitchen, a fiveby. Mike works on all trailies, enduros and dual purpose bikes and is an rgs owner himself. The stage station is situated at the very end of county road 43f, about 1 mile east of us 287. An environmental catastrophe of incomprehensible proportions has permanently changed the earth as we know it. From whitehorse the original trail headed west, crossed the takhini river, followed the klusha and little rivers to braeburn, then along the nordenskiold river and into. With more than 43 overland trails covering 556 miles, youre bound to find a perfect trail like the benldgillespie bike trail or mct schoolhouse trail. Bendix portrayed frederick thomas fred kelly, fictitious superintendent of the overland stage company. Anchor is building a railroad and to get cheap labor he gets black hawks indians to attack and burn the incoming wagon train. Six university students drove from london to singapore and back in two series 1 land rovers.
Old overland trail is a 1953 american western film directed by william witney and written by milton raison. Overland trail is an american western series starring william bendix and doug mcclure which aired on nbc from february 7 to june 6, 1960. Overland is a tactical survival roadtrip game in which players protect and guide a changing cast of characters on a roadtrip across a hardlyrecognizable america. In this 1960 nbc tv western, william bendix the life of riley and doug mcclure the virginian, checkmate star as the overland stage superintendent and his young sidekick as they struggle to keep the stagecoach safe from thieves, vigilantes, native americans and general mayhem as they move the stage line west from missouri. Vintage overland trailer the allamerican vintage overland is custommade for you to beat the ever living hell out of it. The film was released on february 25, 1953, by republic pictures. Established and owned by the stagecoach king, ben holladay, the overland trail was a variation of the oregon trail. When the couple starts west in 1846, they are virtual strangers. The term is sometimes used to mean all the trails westward from the missouri to.
An overland trailer offers versatility and capacity not possible with just an overland vehicle. Overland trail definition of overland trail by the free. Named the overland trail museum, it is located on the last known unpaved section of the san antonioel paso roadsouthern overland trail. The overland trail a scenic guide book through the heart of the sierras on the line of the southern pacific the color illustrations shown in the following pages are all made expressly for this book from photographs taken by special artists of the most striking objects of interest which abound to a most remarkable extent along the southern pacific. Old overland trail 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Overland trail yukon territory alaska northern british. Overland trail the complete series 17 classic episodes. Each episode of overland trail finds the pair pitted against some new threat to the stage line, and the series although shortlived, has an impressive guest cast list, including harry guardino perilous passage, john anderson the high bridge, denver pyle lawyer in petticoats, werner klemperer the vigilantes of montana, claude akins fire in the. Explore the best trails in overland, missouri on traillink. Republic pictures i as republic pictures corporation distributors. Overland trail article about overland trail by the free.
The site of the old stage station and one acre of land were donated to the state of wyoming in 1930 to honor the early travelers. Post office to move from the established route through wyoming that followed the north platte river to a different route following the south platte. An indian affairs agent pursues the head of a construction company. The amber trail is the former union pacific 5430, a 44 seat transcontinental chair car, built in 1950 by pullman as well. Click on the photo to go to overland trail western tv show videos. A monument erected for the station marks the beginning of cr 43f.