J.A. Cornwall Monument - Oakland, Oregon
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N 43° 26.100 W 123° 18.612
10T E 474895 N 4809169
Roadside monument to the Rev. J.A. Cornwall and Family, Douglas County Pioneers
Waymark Code: WMFRRK
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2012
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"A granite monument (L) at 72.1 m. commemorates the Reverend
J. A. Cornwall and family, who built the first immigrant cabin in what
is now Douglas County near this site in 1846. On the trip to the West
the Cornwalls traveled part of the way with the ill-fated Donner
Party, which attempted to take a short cut into California, with fatal
results." -Oregon: End of the Trail, 1940
This excerpt is from "Tour 2," which takes the reader along the north-south route of old U.S. Highway 99 through Oregon, roughly present day Interstate 5. The Cornwall monument still stands, today along an on-ramp that connects the Oakland-Shady highway (Oregon Hwy 99) to northbound Interstate 5. Immediately behind the monument is the railroad right-of-way. There are no highway signs indicating the presence of the marker - had I not researched it due to reading the Oregon Guide, I would have likely not even noticed it. There is only a small shoulder area nearby, which probably explains why the state has chosen not to draw attention to the existence of the marker. So please use caution if you visit.
Actual Text of the Marker:
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
REV. J.A. CORNWALL AND FAMILY
THEY BUILT THE
FIRST IMMIGRANT CABIN
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY NEAR
THIS SITE HENCE THE NAME
CABIN CREEK
THE FAMILY WINTERED HERE IN
1846 1847
WERE SAVED FROM EXTREME WANT
BY ISRAEL STOLEY A NEPHEW
WHO WAS A GOOD HUNTER
THE INDIANS WERE FRIENDLY
THE CORNWALLS TRAVELED
PART WAY WESTWARD WITH
THE ILLFATED DONNER PARTY