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This is great information. Thanks for sharing. I am an avid hiker just entering the 3rd year of my quest to section hike the Pacific Crest Trail. <br>
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There are portions of the Free Emigrant Road just outside Cottage Grove that are still very viable and hike-able. Now retired with lots of time on my hands I am wondering if there is a way I can get involved.<br>
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Stephen Clark<br>
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From: Glen Jones <glenkc7mbm@comcast.net><br>
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<div>Stephen and Les</div>
<div>Just for info, the Free Emmigrant Road is under study by the National Historic Trails and the National park</div>
<div>Service for inculsion in the National Historic Trails.</div>
<div>The Oregon California Trails Association is involved in this and may be doing some things this summer on the Road</div>
<div>Also the National Convention of the OCTA is in Oregon City July 22-26 2013, I am on the Communications and Publicity</div>
<div>Committee for the Convention.( Accually Monarch Hotel at Clackamas Town Center is the Headquarters for the Convention)</div>
<div>For those unaware the Oregon California Trails Association (OCTA) Works with the National Park Service in</div>
<div>Locating and Marking Historic Trails.</div>
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<div>Glen Jones Portland, Oregon<br>
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<font size="2" color="black" face="arial">L<font size="2" color="black" face="arial">es,<br>
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If you can find copies of the Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol. 77, No. 4 ( December 1976) through Vol. 79, No. 1 (Spring 1978) you will find a series of articles on the Free Immigrant Road and the Elliot Cutoff by </font><font size="2" color="black" face="arial">Leah Collins Menefee and Lowell Tiller</font><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> titled</font></font><font size="2" color="black" face="arial"> "Cutoff Fever." <br>
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It is an account of the attempts of local Lane County residents to survey and build a toll free road from Lane County to the Oregon Trail and the exploits of the Lost Wagon Train of 1853. <br>
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Some of my Clarks were involved in the survey and road building efforts as well as others being members of the Lost Wagon Train. The Lost Train was comprised of some </font>1,000<font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+ </font></font>people and 215 wagons<font size="2" color="black" face="arial">.<br>
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Interesting stuff.<br>
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Stephen Clark<br>
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<td valign="top"><font size="2" face="arial">Okay I got a hold of little brother and he says they have done some additional research on the George Clark </font><font face="arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">story, but he is not sure what, he will try to remember (all us chappies have such good memories) to see what they have when he is on duty next week. </span></font>
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<div>At PLSO a few years back we had a presentation on the lost wagon train if I remember right, well actually his talk was on wagon trains and old roads (the part of the talk actually connected to surveying) and I seem to remember at the time I had a book that told some anecdotal stuff about the rescue mission. Unfortunately off the top of my head I can't remember what the book was so would have to search for it all over again unless I can find the email I sent it to him in. If you have access to Heritage Quest that is most likely where I found it.</div>
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