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Eastern Oregon.(Oregon Parks)
- Article from:
- Oregon & Washington: A Guide to the State & National Parks
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Hunter Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Eastern Oregon parks allow you to follow the Oregon Trail and imagine the lives of miners and cowboys in the old frontier. Information shelters in several parks recount the experiences of Oregon Trail pioneers who traveled west through this section of the state in their covered wagons. This 20-year pioneer movement began in Independence, Missouri, and is considered one of the largest voluntary human migrations ever. Because of the need to traverse the mountains before winter, the wagons left as soon as spring arrived.
During the crossing of the plains the ride was not too difficult, but the hardships were not far away. By some estimations, cholera, Indian ...
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