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Here the Oregon Trail Began

Independence, Missouri
Historical Marker Database · William Fischer, Jr.
Transportation
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Courageous pioneer men and women undertook a heroic trek across the continent and established homes and civilization in the Far Northwest.
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Independence, Missouri · United States

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