Oregon Central Military Road Company records, 1864-1877.

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Oregon Central Military Road Company records, 1864-1877.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70921192

The collection includes correspondence, financial records, organizational records, stock books and certificates, and legal documents. The organizational records include a bound journal, minutes, treasurer's reports, and committee reports. Also included are road superintendents' reports; field notes of a preliminary survey of the road route by B.J. Pengra, 1864; stockholder records; documents concerning the case of the company vs. H.C. Victor; letters of B.J. Pengra and Ben Simpson; and bills and receipts.

1.2 cubic feet (5 document cases and 1 custom box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8044353

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Oregon Central Military 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 description of Oregon Central ...

Pengra, B. J. 1823-1903.

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Simpson, Benjamin, 1816-1910

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