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Wagons retrace Oregon Trail to Valley Forge for Bicentennial event
Wagons from all 50 states converge on Valley Forge Pennsylvania on July 3 for Fourth of July observances. The northwest contingent includes a Conestoga from Pennsylvania and eight Prairie Schooners with drivers from Idaho Nebraska and other states. The trek honors American independence as participants travel the Platte River Road, camp at Lisco Oshkosh and Ash Hollow, with local Penn State Theatre Arts and Sidney events marking the journey.
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North Platte River
Oregon
Valley Forge
Pas
Stan Morrell
Blackfoot
Idaho
Morrell
Plains
Utah
Montana
Ida
Nebraska
Platte River Road
Northwest
Pennsylvania
Lisco
Theatre Arts Department
Penn State University
Sidney High School
Sidney Bicentennial Committee
Oshkosh
Ash Hollow