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From: "Sherry Kaseberg" <>
Subject: Oregon Trail Lists
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 05:50:56 -0700

Genealogical Forum of Portland, OR, in their bulletin, February 1970 published "Rock Inscriptions of the Old Oregon Trail," by Mrs. Milton W. Belsher...lists of people who inscribed their names on rocks along the way. Register Cliff, Wyoming. Courthouse Rock. Chimney Rock. Rock Creek Camp in Idaho. Independence Rock. She included a list made in 1936 by George O. Houser, Editor of the Wheatland newspaper. Mrs. Frank Wojcik made additions and corrections in the bulletins of this time period. Worth a trip to the Forum library in Portland!

For example: Rock Creek Camp, Idaho:
James Bacon
Wm. Buffum
Wm. Berry
Spencer Buckley
Richard Farwell
Alfred Gains
William Gant
Samuel Gilmore - 1844
Carmey Goodrich
Wm. Gesner
Andrew Hood
Wm. Knighton
Abe Locke
Joel Palmer
Theophilus Powell
Wm. Rector
Mary Fetter Center [widow with three children]
Rev. Lewis Thompson
Presley Welch [traveled with Joel Palmer].

Submitted by Sherry Kaseberg.

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