Wagon Road- Virtual Reward Virtual Cache
Wagon Road- Virtual Reward
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This is the Huntington Wagon Road Interpretive Trail virtual geocache. Since the BLM website states that physical geocaches are not allowed in this area we thought this would be a perfect place for a virtual geocache, and therefore helping more people discover this part of Oregon History.
The Huntington Wagon Road was named after J.W. Perit Huntington, the superintendent of Oregon Indian Affairs appointed by Abraham Lincoln on April 6, 1863. When the Klamath Indian tribes signed a treaty with the United States in October of 1864, a wagon road had to be established to get supplies from The Dalles to the Native American tribes in the Klamath region, as was agreed upon in the treaty. Huntington chose a well used trail that had been used for many years by native Americans, the very trail that he himself had traveled on his trips to negotiate the land treaty with the Klamath tribes.
After much work to make the trail wide enough to allow wagon travel, Huntington guided the first wagon train consisting of four loaded wagons and some livestock to Fort Klamath in the fall of 1867. The road was then used extensively by all kinds of travelers, such as prospectors, homesteaders, soldiers, tradesmen and Native Americans, until the 1870’s when shorter routes were established. The Huntington Wagon Road was the forerunner to Highway 97.
The Interpretive trail is 1.2 miles of the actual Huntington Wagon Road. You can walk the very path that Native Americans, the US Military and travelers of all sorts used for travel. Here, you can stand and explore a large flat where the early travelers camped, protected from the weather by the rimrock, over 150 years ago. You will also find the Heritage Trail of Junipers, several of which are marked with placards telling a story of their historical significance. One such tree, known as the Target Tree, is thought to have been used by soldiers for target practice. You can actually stick your finger into a bullet hole made by a 19th century black powder rifle.
This Interpretive trail is a must visit for anyone interested in early Oregon history!
To log your visit, please take a picture of any of the placards or signs on the trail and send it to us by message. Go ahead and log your visit as soon as you've sent the picture.
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018 This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.
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