Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society
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APPLEGATE TRAIL: WHITE PROPERTY Applegate Trail: White Property The Hugo Emigrant Trails Committee (Trails Committee) was formed to bring together all those who want to learn more about the early transportation in the area, from the casual admirer to the dedicated researcher.1On July 21, 2003 six volunteers set out to inventory the White Property on the south slope of the Grave Creek Hills: Hal Anthony, Malcolm Drake, Wayne McKy, Boyd Peters, Karen Rose, and Mike Walker. Do you own property where one of our two 1856 emigrant roads once passed? Would you like to know more about their history? Wagon Trail Inventory - OR-JA-00-34-06-22-White Property The White Property was inventoried before being aware of the Oregon-California Trails Association’s "Mapping Emigrant Trails" standards. 2 The group found several trail segments in the general locations identified by the 1856 and 1894 Government Land Office (GLO) maps and a 1895 county map. More Information In a general sense all the maps agreed. The 1995 atlas map showed the ox bow and its cut-off. The property has been extensively logged several times and it was difficult to determine if the group was on the original Applegate Trail. The sense of adventure on the field trip was intoxicating, almost like discovering gold. For example, many times members of the field crew just knew they had found the "Trail" only to discover it ending after a short distance (GPS-A12), or disappearing into an obvious timber skid trail. In conclusion, more work needs to be done by the Trails Committee using the OCTA mapping standards (e.g., artifact search, review GLO field notes, field review by OCTA representatives, etc.). 2 An interim range of trail classifications between Class 3 through Class 5 was recommended for trail segment OR-JA-00-34-06-22-White Property. Want more information? Contact an officer of the Hugo Neighborhood, or a member of the Committee on how you can become involved in this trail project.
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