On Aug. 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, an area encompassing present-day Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and parts of western Montana and Wyoming. Peter Burnett, a Missouri lawyer who ...
22267 Oregon Highway 86, Baker City, 541-523-1843, oregontrail.blm.gov. 9 am–6 pm daily during summer. $8, children 15 and under free. If you visit just one museum this summer to learn about the ...