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A pioneer family is pictured traveling on the Oregon
Trail past Willamette Falls, which are about a block
east of downtown present-day Oregon City. This mural
was completed in 2001 by Roger Cooke. Mr. Cooke has
painted murals all over the west; some
of his works can be seen here.
Oregon City is located about 13 miles south of Portland
on the banks of the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers.
Oregon City was the terminus of the Oregon Trail,
and thousands of pioneer settlers passed this point
in the 1840s. The
McLoughlin House, built in 1850, was the first
building to be designated a National Historic Site
in the western states. It was opened as a museum in
1910. The
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is
also located in Oregon City. A gorgeous photo of the
Willamette Falls and the surrounding countryside can
be seen in Gerald Thurman's Oregon
Trail Field Report.
The Oregon City Arts Community created "The
Trail of Murals," which includes all the murals
on McLouglin Blvd in the downtown district.
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[Note: We do not know the exact address for this mural.
If you know where it is, please write us, and we will
update this page]
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