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Yuma Crossing National Heritage AreaSt. Thomas Mission, Quechan Indian Nation
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Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
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Windless Hill near Ash Hollow on the Oregon & California trails.  

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After climbing up onto the prairie out of the Platte River Valley of western Nebraska, emigrant wagons headed for Oregon & California in the 1840s-1860s were faced with a very steep descent down Windless Hill near Ash Hollow.
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Last Updated: July 31, 2006 at 14:50 EST