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Bicentennial Caravan Crosses Iowa With Wagons and Ponies
Paul Jensen reports on Chuck McClure and Pat Doran leading a wagon train across Iowa as the only independent participants from the original Washington party. McClure, 60, from Cedar Rapids now Seattle, drives four Shetland ponies. Doran handles 14 mules. The duo resumed their trek March 15 in Kearney, Nebraska, and joined the Iowa contingent near Des Moines. They aim to cross the country by wagon, sharing the journey with McClurg’s three children and grandchildren while visiting schools along the route. The Western group plans a 43 day river-barge trip from Omaha to Pittsburgh. The riders praise Midwest reception and reflect on past Oregon-Trail memorials.
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Independence
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McClure
Cedar Rapids
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Blaine
McClurg
Pat Doran
Lavalle
Wyoming
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Iowa
Des Moines
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Stan McClurg
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Center Point
Robbie Montague
Norway
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Boeing Aircraft Co
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Olympia