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End of the Oregon Trail
Why are those three covered wagons surrounded by a fence? They are being used as a canopy for the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, a museum devoted to the history of the Oregon Trail.
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II. Pre-Reading Questions
What do you know about the Oregon trail?
How did pioneers first travel from the U.S. east coast to the west?
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End of the Oregon Trail from America’s Library (www.americaslibrary.gov)
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