Oregon History
The narrow gorge of Canyon Creek has long served as a travel corridor. Native Americans likely trekked this canyon for thousands of years. Alexander McLeod of the Hudson's Bay Company provided the first written account of the route in 1829, while traveling from Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River to California's Central Valley. The U.S. Exploring Expedition, under Lt. George Emmons, followed the trail in 1841 making scientific observations. In 1846 this defile became part of the Applegate Trail, an effort by early emigrants to find an alternative to the treacherous Columbia River portion of the Oregon Trail. Prospectors and packers labored up the canyon en route to California's gold fields, beginning in 1848. Stagecoaches followed the rocky route in the 1870s, and today, Interstate 5 carries millions of vehicles over the steep pass.| HM Number | HM24NL |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Oregon Department of Transportation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 at 10:01am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10T E 479777 N 4749551 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.89830000, -123.24770000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 53.898', W 123° 14.862' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 53' 53.88" N, 123° 14' 51.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 541 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near I-5 Frontage Rd, Canyonville OR 97417, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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