Yellowstone Trail in the United States

The Yellowstone Trail is a historic automobile route that essentially spans across the northern tier of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, almost "from sea (ocean) to shining sea". Fully built by the year 1912, Yellowstone Trail is one of the first major coast-to-coast roads in the United States, in great company with famous routes like the Lincoln Highway. From east to west, it runs from a location near Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington. Unfortunately, much of this route is unmarked and hard-to-find in many locations. However, there is an effort to add more Yellowstone Trail signs so drivers know that they are driving on a historic route! Some cities along or near the original route include Springfield and Worcester in Massachusetts; Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse; Erie in Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Sandusky, and Toledo in Ohio; Fort Wayne, Hammond, and Valparaiso in Indiana; Chicago and Evanston in Illinois; Menomonie and Milwaukee in Wisconsin; Excelsior and Waconia in Minnesota; Ipswich and Waubay in South Dakota; Scranton in North Dakota; Billings and Missoula in Montana; Coeur d'Alene in Idaho; and Spokane and Walla Walla in Washington.

Specifically in Indiana, the Yellowstone Trail route travels through eight Northern Indiana counties (Allen, Whitley, Kosciusko, Marshall, Starke, LaPorte, Porter, and Lake from east to west). Besides Fort Wayne, Hammond, and Valparaiso, other cities found along the route include Columbia City, Pierceton, Warsaw, Plymouth, Wanatah, and Hammond.

Some information is thanks to The Yellowstone Trail website. You can find State-by-State details about the route at http://www.yellowstonetrail.org/id3.htm.