21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Oregon Trail of Tears - Day 27 - Starr's Point

Shot on location of Oregon's Trail of Tears Day 27 March 19th 1856 (Wednesday) “Cloudy and threatening rain. Quite showery through the day. We continued our march down Long Tom and passed over some very muddy roads. We traveled today a distance of fourteen miles and encamped on the bank of the Long Tom at Starrs Point” - George H. Ambrose, Indian Agent

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Date Taken: 01.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Monroe, Oregon, United States of America
Copyright: © Nolan Streitberger