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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20T0_cutoff-fever_Vale-OR.html
Eager to save time on the Oregon Trail, emigrants often attempted shortcuts. Between 1845 and 1854, three wagon trains left this campsite seeking a cutoff to the Willamette Valley. The Meek Cutoff of 1845 Frontiersman Stephen Meek per…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SY_vale-oregon-trail-kiosk_Vale-OR.html
(Inside this kiosk are seven panels which deal with the Malheur River and Meek's Cutoff. "Pathway to the "Garden of the World" Excitement filled the air May 22, 1843 as nearly one thousand Americans left Missouri toward new lives…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SL_vale_Vale-OR.html
Origin of name, Vale of Cashmere The first building on the site on the present City of Vale was built on the banks of the Malheur by Jonathan Keeney in 1864. He offered accommodations to the migrants and miners on their way to the Powder River…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SK_stephen-meeks-cutoff_Vale-OR.html
In 1845 Meek led 200 families away from Oregon Trail seeking a shorter route west. Gold found enroute began Blue Bucket legend. Hardships drove train back to Oregon Trail at The Dalles.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SC_john-d-henderson_Vale-OR.html
John D. Henderson was the third child of twelve born to Perman D. and Sarah (Trapp) Henderson, both originally of Tennessee. John was born December 30, 1828, in what is now part of downtown Kansas City, then farmland, where his parents had settled…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20RU_first-people-of-the-land_Vale-OR.html
For thousands of years, the native peoples of the northern Great Basin met the challenge of living in this arid region. During the nineteenth century, contact with explorers and emigrants resulted in dramatic changes to the Indians' traditional wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20RT_imagine-a-days-journey_Vale-OR.html
Imagine traveling on the Oregon Trail. You woke this morning beside the Snake River. Tonight's camp will be on the Malheur River. Sniff the fragrance as wagon wheels roll over the sagebrush and send its pungent aroma into the air. Inhale the sc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20RS_in-search-of-a-dream_Vale-OR.html
From the 1830s to the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, the Oregon Trail was the way west for thousands of restless Americans from all walks of life. Fired with a hope of finding a better life, more than 250,000 people lef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20RR_under-the-wagon-cover_Vale-OR.html
(Three panels are mounted on a common support) Under the Wagon Cover By the time the pioneers reached this point in their journey, many supplies had been exhausted or discarded to lighten their load. Many who had depended on getting fo…
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