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Alcove Spring - A Spring Camp Exhibit Audio Description
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A Spring Camp. 361 words.
Sitting here beneath shady trees on the side of the hill just past a stone bench and stone monument are two graphic panels, side by side. The hillside rises beyond with more trees in the distance. Ruts are visible going down the hill on the left.
The background of this panel has a color illustration looking down a hill to a river bend in the distance. A line of covered wagons pulled by oxen moves down the hill from bottom right of the panel to the river near the middle, then crosses the river and continues moving back up the hill on the far side towards the right edge of the panel. At the left side of the panel a boy stands on a boulder holding a dead rabbit in his right hand and a rifle in his left. He looks down showing the rabbit to a man, rifle over his shoulder, who stands farther down the hill near the wagons.
At upper right text reads, "Emigrant wagon trains heading for the Oregon or California territories typically left Independence, Missouri, in mid-April to early May between 1841 and 1869. It was important to cross the western mountains before fall snows made them impassable. Leaving too early meant risking delays from spring thunderstorms and flooded river crossings. Nearly 100 emigrant wagons crowded this meadow for several days in May 1846 while waiting to ford the “Independence Crossing” on the Big Blue River. Whether they stopped for a short rest or camped for several days, emigrants found good drinking water, firewood for cooking a meal, forage for their livestock, and wild game to hunt. Camp offered a chance to write in journals, wash laundry, or make wagon repairs that would get them to the next stop."
Across the top of the panel is a black bar. At the left end text reads "Alcove Spring." At the right end are the logos and text for Oregon National Historic Trail and California National Historic Trail. Other text reads, "National Park Service, Alcove Spring Preservation Association Oregon-California Trails Association."
At bottom right is a QR code and the Audio Description symbol. Text reads, "For audio description of this wayside visit go.nps.gov/ASpringCamp."
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Date Created
04/26/2023
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