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Oregon Central Military Road Map, 1865
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Oregon Central Military Road Map
- Dates
- 1865 (inclusive)18651865
- Quantity
- 0.01 cubic foot, (1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- MAPS MilitaryRoad
- Summary
- The Oregon Central Military Road Map depicts a portion of the Oregon Central Military Road as surveyed in July-September, 1865. The Oregon Central Military Road was constructed and maintained by the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road Company that was incorporated in Eugene, Oregon, in 1864.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Central Military Wagon Road was built by a private corporation, the Oregon Central Military Road Company (Eugene, Oregon) through federal land grants to the State of Oregon for the purpose of constructing a military wagon road from Eugene, Oregon, to Boise, Idaho. Initial surveying and construction began in 1864, however, most of the surveying for the road was conducted in the summer of 1865.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Oregon Central Military Road Map depicts a portion of the Oregon Central Military Road as surveyed in July-September 1865. The hand-drawn manuscript map depicts the daily progress of the survey party, which was accompanied by a U.S. Army cavalry escort. Major geographic and natural features along the route are shown on the map, including the Middle Fork of the Willamette, Deschutes, and Williamson Rivers; Klamath Marsh, Fort Klamath, Klamath Lake, and Lower Klamath Lake; the Lakes Basin including Goose, Summer, and Abert Lakes; and Diamond Peak, Beatys Butte, and Steens Mountain. The route of the wagon road crossed through the Klamath Reservation. The map has an approximate scale of 1 inch = 15 miles or about 1:1,000,000. The map is approximately 17 x 22 inches and is backed with linen.
The creator of the map is not identified.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oregon Central Military Road Map (MAPS MilitaryRoad), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
This map was transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' map collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2014.
Related Materials
The Oregon State University Libaries' microfilm collections include a Report of the Recent Surveys and Progress of Construction of the Oregon Central Military Road, which includes a day-by-day report of the 1865 survey. An historical overview of the road, Oregon Central Military Wagon Road, A History and Reconnaissance, was prepared by Stephen Dow Beckham for the Willamette National Forest. The Oregon Central Military Road Company Records are available at the Oregon Historical Society. Survey plat maps for this region of Oregon are part of the Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats in the OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Military roads--Oregon.
- Roads--Oregon.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Central Military Road Company (Eugene, Or.)
Geographical Names
- Klamath Basin (Or.)--Maps.
- Klamath Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.
- Oregon Central Military Wagon Road.
Form or Genre Terms
- Manuscript maps.
- Maps.
Finding aid prepared by
Elizabeth Nielsen.
2014
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
