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Applegate Trail - Grave Creek
Merlin, Oregon
Historical Marker Database · Barry Swackhamer
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On Oct. 19, 1846, Virgil K. Pringle recorded moving one mile to camp on Grave Creek after having no camp the previous night and spending the day burying Mr. Cowley's daughter, Martha, who had died the evening before at about 14 years of age.
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