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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20WW_ontario-oregon-trail-kiosk_Ontario-OR.html
(The Oregon Trail kiosk houses thirteen panels which deal with Native Americans, the Fur Trade, the Oregon Question, Oregon Fever, and trials of the Oregon Trail.)
"Pathway to the "Garden of the World"
Excitement filled the air May 22…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20VX_remnants-of-the-oregon-trail_Huntington-OR.html
From Alkali Springs, called by many pioneers Sulphur Springs, the emigrants traveled on to Birch Creek, which offered much needed water and grass for their livestock. First named "Riviere aux Bouleaux" by French-Canadian fur trappers, here travele…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20VW_malheur-butte_Ontario-OR.html
Between 20 and 15 million years ago, the region from north-central Washington to northeastern California experienced a series of volcanic eruptions and basalt lava floods that covered thousands of square miles. These ancient lava floods often damm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20VU_malheur-countys-oregon-trail-heritage_Ontario-OR.html
Overland emigration between 1840 and 1863 brought over 50,000 pioneers to Oregon. Seven miles west of Malheur Butte, weary Oregon Trail emigrants camped at the Malheur River crossing, taking advantage of local hot springs and the first good water …
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…