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Oregon National Historic TrailGoing around Mt. Hood proved to be almost as difficult as floating the Columbia River in November for Oregon bound emigrants.
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Oregon National Historic Trail
Suggested Trail Sites To Visit

The map contains a sampling of trail sites that you can visit on the Oregon National Historic Trail. Click on the text listing below the map for more information.

 
Map image of suggested sites to visit on the Oregon National Historic Trail.
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Map image of suggested sites to visit on the Oregon National Historic Trail.
 
Oregon National Historic Trail sites:
  1. Independence Courthouse Square Complex - Independence, Missouri
  2. Minor Park/Red Bridge Crossing - Kansas City, Missouri
  3. Alcove Spring - Blue Rapids, Kansas
  4. Fort Kearny - Kearney, Nebraska
  5. California Hill/Upper Crossing of the South Platte River
  6. Courthouse Rock/Jail Rock - Bridgeport, Nebraska
  7. Guernsey Ruts (Deep Rut Hill) - Guernsey, Wyoming
  8. Soda Springs Complex - Soda Springs, Idaho
  9. Three Island Crossing - Glenns Ferry, Idaho
  10. Flagstaff Hill/National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - Baker City, Oregon
Barlow Road - a toll road built to bypass the Columbia River route to Oregon City.  

Did You Know?
Many emigrants chose to take the Barlow Road around Mt. Hood as an alternative to dissembling their wagons and running the cold rapids of the Columbia River to reach their destination in the Oregon Territory in the 1840s-1860s.
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Last Updated: November 01, 2006 at 15:11 EST