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Category: Historic Preservation
September 17-23, 2017 marks the 213th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention. We ask our members to reaffirm the ideals the Framers of the constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this…
One hundred years ago, on March 10, 1917, the Oregon Lewis and Clark Chapter dedicated a historical marker at Coryell Pass. Today, most of us do not know the significance of the Pass. The name of Coryell Pass was used after the arrival of Abraham and son, Lewis Coryell to…
Oregon Lewis & Clark Chapter members traveled up the McKenzie River to the Forest Ranger Station in order to clean the historical marker that was placed in 1922 by the Oregon Lewis and Clark Chapter. The marker was placed to commemorate the passing of the pioneers over McKenzie Pass. Over…
The tradition of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving is steeped in myth and legend. Few people realize that the Pilgrims did not celebrate Thanksgiving the next year, or any year thereafter, though some of their descendants later made a “Forefather’s Day” that usually occurred on December…
