Pioneers
People that TRAVEL to unknown or unfamiliar TERRITORIES In NE, they were the first group of people to HEAD west.
Wagon train
A way of TRAVELING on the trails west in a large group. When one FOLLOWED another and traveled together, I was known for this.
Pony express
A FREIGHT system that carried MAIL on horseback. Riders delivered mail from station to station across the WEST, taking 2 weeks to travel from coast to coast.