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Oregon National Historic Trail Emigrant wagons often descended Windlass Hill with their wheeels locked creating deep ruts.
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Oregon National Historic Trail
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Where can I find Oregon Trail Passport Cancellation Stations for the Oregon National Historic Trail? There are several locations along the historic route with NPS Passport cancellation stations. There is a list of these locations on the NPS Passports page.

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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: December 05, 2011 at 11:27 MST