Carson Pass

Summary

• Kit Carson Pass, named after the famed explorer Kit Carson, is a mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada range in Alpine County, California. It was the most significant overland route during the California Gold Rush, as well as the primary route for shipping resources from California to assist in the Civil War until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.

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Related Topics

• California Gold
• California Gold Rush
• Civil war
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• Gold rush
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• Mountain pass
• Overland Route
• Sierra Nevada
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