Oregon Central Military Road Company records 1864-1877

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Oregon Central Military Road Company records 1864-1877

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Records of an Oregon company that constructed and ran a military road from Eugene to the Owyhee River. Records date from 1864 to 1877 and include correspondence, organizational records, legal records, road superintendents' reports, financial records, stock books, and certificates.

1.2 cubic feet; 5 document cases and 1 custom box

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6382461

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Pengra, B. J. (Byron J.), 1823-1903.

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Oregon Central Military Wagon Road Company, Eugene, Or.

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The Oregon Central Military Wagon Road Company was incorporated in Eugene, Oregon, in 1864. Among its stockholders were some of the leading citizens of Oregon, including Simeon G. Reed and William S. Ladd. The company constructed and maintained the road, which ran from Eugene to the Oregon border near the Owyhee river. One of its superintendents was Byron J. Pengra (1823-1903). The final dividend of the company was paid out on January 11, 1877. From the guide to the Oreg...

Simpson, Benjamin, 1816-1910

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