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Old Trail trekker William H Jackson plans final Oregon journey
At ninety, pioneer photographer William H. Jackson, once a bullwhacker on the Oregon Trail and official Hayden survey photographer, announces a backtrack along the old route. He will travel by auto end of June, revisiting historic spots and continuing to place monuments for the Oregon Trail Memorial association.
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