Riding Freedom Timeline By rwoolrich Period: Jan 1, 1804 to Jan 1, 1865 Underground Railroad Jan 1, 1805 Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean Mar 6, 1836 Battle of the Alamo Jan 1, 1838 Trail of Tears Jan 1, 1841 First Wagon Trail Jan 1, 1848 Gold Rush Jan 1, 1860 Transcontinental Railroad Apr 3, 1860 Pony Express Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Lasted until 1865 Aug 18, 1920 19th Amendment: Woman's Suffrage