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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oregon|Oregon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oregon|Oregon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' | ||
[[ | [[Image:Meekstrail oregon.jpg|right|300px|Meek's Cutoff wagon ruts]] | ||
===Route of trail=== | |||
The Meek Cutoff was a covered wagon road that branched off the Oregon Trail in northeastern Oregon. First used in 1845, it left the main trail at Vale, Oregon, and followed the Malheur River to head into the Harney Basin. It then turned west towards Wagontire Mountain, and north to the south fork of the Crooked River where it split into two routes. Each path led to the Deschutes River. The two routes reunited north of where the Crooked River empties into the Deschutes and then continued to The Dalles, Oregon. | === Route of trail === | ||
===History=== | |||
The road is named for frontiersman Stephen Meek, who was hired to lead the first wagon train along it. The journey was a particularly hard one, and many of the pioneers lost their lives. | The Meek Cutoff was a covered wagon road that branched off the Oregon Trail in northeastern Oregon. First used in 1845, it left the main trail at Vale, Oregon, and followed the Malheur River to head into the Harney Basin. It then turned west towards Wagontire Mountain, and north to the south fork of the Crooked River where it split into two routes. Each path led to the Deschutes River. The two routes reunited north of where the Crooked River empties into the Deschutes and then continued to The Dalles, Oregon. | ||
===Settlement=== | |||
The Meek Cutoff is one of sixteen historic trails recognized by the State of Oregon. The blazing of the Meek Cutoff led to later wagon roads and the settlement of the eastern and central regions of Oregon. | === History === | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meek_Cutoff Meek Cutoff - Wikipedia] | |||
The road is named for frontiersman Stephen Meek, who was hired to lead the first wagon train along it. The journey was a particularly hard one, and many of the pioneers lost their lives. | |||
=== Settlement === | |||
The Meek Cutoff is one of sixteen historic trails recognized by the State of Oregon. The blazing of the Meek Cutoff led to later wagon roads and the settlement of the eastern and central regions of Oregon. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meek_Cutoff Meek Cutoff - Wikipedia] | |||
*[https://www.google.com/search?q=meek+cutoff+map&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wHyoU7meDsv2oASR-IKICw&ved=0CC0QsAQ&biw=1486&bih=913#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=LoQ9GKEUNvmFcM%253A%3B8m3Ele4yI0b6jM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Foregonoverland.com%252Fmap2-p.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Foregonoverland.com%252F%3B1755%3B1275 Route on Map] | *[https://www.google.com/search?q=meek+cutoff+map&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wHyoU7meDsv2oASR-IKICw&ved=0CC0QsAQ&biw=1486&bih=913#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=LoQ9GKEUNvmFcM%253A%3B8m3Ele4yI0b6jM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Foregonoverland.com%252Fmap2-p.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Foregonoverland.com%252F%3B1755%3B1275 Route on Map] | ||
{{Oregon|Oregon}} | |||
[[Category:US Migration Trails and Roads]] [[Category:Oregon]] | |||
Revision as of 09:38, 1 July 2014
United States 
Oregon Meek Cutoff
Route of trail[edit | edit source]
The Meek Cutoff was a covered wagon road that branched off the Oregon Trail in northeastern Oregon. First used in 1845, it left the main trail at Vale, Oregon, and followed the Malheur River to head into the Harney Basin. It then turned west towards Wagontire Mountain, and north to the south fork of the Crooked River where it split into two routes. Each path led to the Deschutes River. The two routes reunited north of where the Crooked River empties into the Deschutes and then continued to The Dalles, Oregon.
History[edit | edit source]
The road is named for frontiersman Stephen Meek, who was hired to lead the first wagon train along it. The journey was a particularly hard one, and many of the pioneers lost their lives.
Settlement[edit | edit source]
The Meek Cutoff is one of sixteen historic trails recognized by the State of Oregon. The blazing of the Meek Cutoff led to later wagon roads and the settlement of the eastern and central regions of Oregon.