| ODOT joins in celebration of state's 150th birthday |
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| Transportation critical to state's history |
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February 14, 2009 marked Oregon's 150th birthday. Throughout this year, Oregon is commemorating its sesquicentennial in a variety of ways. Community celebrations, special events, distinctive projects and fun activities will give Oregonians numerous was to celebrate 150 years of statehood.
The Oregon Department of Transportation is joining in this celebration and will commemorate the sesquicentennial in several different ways, using our state’s 150th birthday as an opportunity to reflect on Oregon’s transportation history and take a look forward at our future.
This web site is designed to share information about the role transportation has played in Oregon’s 150 years of statehood. Click on the links to the right for historical information, photographs, events calendar, related web links and facts and figures.
Join us as we remember the past and plan for the future.
Wagon train re-created
As Oregon celebrates its sesquicentennial this year, it’s fun to look back at interesting moments in transportation history.
| The times in 1859 were fraught with peril. The stagecoach driver was the lifeline between towns. Carrying mail, gold and passengers, wagon trains and stagecoaches had to travel through rough terrain, avoid hostiles like stagecoach robbers. |
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As part of Oregon's sesquicentennial celebration, The Dalles Chamber of Commerce sponsored a re-enactment of a wagon train. Participants from Oregon and other states followed the old Dalles Military Road from Huntington to The Dalles.
Read more about this historic journey, and watch a short video too. |
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