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Congress to Designate Old Oregon Trail Highway
A joint resolution in Congress proposes designating a route from Independence Missouri to Olympia Washington as the Old Oregon trail. Delegates from Colorado Nebraska Oregon Illinois and Town meet in Denver to unite several highways into a single transcontinental system passing through Denver Fort Collins Cheyenne Granger Pocatello Olympia Baker Pendleton Portland and Seaside. The measure honors the 1843 migration and christens the main artery with the ox team and covered wagon symbols.
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