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Oregon National Historic TrailEmigrant wagons often descended Windlass Hill with their wheeels locked creating deep ruts.
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Oregon National Historic Trail
Our Partners

Partner Organizations:


  • The National Oregon/California Trail Center
    P.O. Box 323
    320 North 4th Street
    Montpelier, ID 83254
    Tel: 208-847-3800
    http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/

  • National Frontier Trails Center
    318 West Pacific
    Independence, MO 64050
    Tel: 816-325-7575

  • Bureau of Land Management
    Historic Trails Office
    1701 East E St.
    Casper, WY 82601
    Tel: 307-261-7700
    http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/NHTIC.html


 

These are but a few -

of the many museums, interpretive centers, private land owners, associations, and local, state, and federal agencies that work with the National Park Service to accomplish its mission:

- to provide opportunities for visitors to learn about the significance of the Oregon National Historic Trail, and

- to help our efforts for protecting and preserving not only the trail resources, but the historic view shed and landscapes of the trail as well.

Blue Mountain Crossing near La Grande, Oregon  

Did You Know?
After a long and arduous late summer climb up the Blue Mountians of eastern Oregon, wagon train emigrants headed for Oregon in the 1840s-1860s were rewarded with a walk in the cool shade of its coniferous forest.
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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 16:29 EST