[or-roots] Fires near Sisters, OR?

[Lee Gentemann]

I don't personally know the exact borders of the fire but there are some
maps on-line that show the borders at different times.  The map called
"Fire Progression Map" dated 9/06/03 (link below) appears to go just
west of the summit and also on the south side of the highway.  Not sure
how far from the highway, the Old Santiam Wagon Road is located, but it
doesn't look too good.

http://www.pnw3.com/bandbcomplex/maps/2a_index_maps_other_maps.html

Good luck,

Lee Gentemann
Salem, OR

MMDSchwartz at cs.com wrote:

> Earlier today someone mentioned that forest fires are burning near
> Sisters, OR.  Does anyone on the list know the precise location of the
> fires?
>
> I am interested because I'm wondering if my great-grandmother's grave
> site is near the path of the fire.  She and her infant are buried
> beside the Old Santiam Wagon Road, just east of the summit of Santiam
> Pass near the Fish Lake Ranger Station in the Willamette National
> Forest.  Her name was Charity (Noble) Marks, and she died there in
> childbirth while caught in a snowstorm in 1874.
>
> The forest service has maintained Charity's grave, and it is marked
> with a roadside historical marker (made of wood).  When my family
> "discovered" her and her grave a couple of years ago, we talked about
> pooling resources to purchase a metal or stone marker, but we haven't
> done it yet.  Potential for fire is the main reason we thought it
> would be good to do so.
>
> Does anyone on the list live near enough to know if the fires have
> burned this precise area?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
> Marilyn Schwartz
> Bellingham, WA
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