Bozeman Trail

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Bozeman, BOHZ muhn, Trail, was a route that travelers of the 1860's used to reach gold fields in Montana and Idaho. It covered about 600 miles (970 kilometers) between what are now Fort Laramie, Wyo., and Virginia City, Mont. The trail was named for John M. Bozeman, who started it in 1863.

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