The Lone Tree of the Oregon Trail
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Oregon History Sign about The Lone Tree of the Oregon Trail, east of Baker, Oregon.
Waymark Code: WM2GNX
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2007
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This sign is located along Hwy 86 about 4 miles northeast of Baker, Oregon.
Marker Name: The Lone Tree of the Oregon Trail
Marker Text: Early Oregon Trail emigrants crested the south flank of Flagstaff Hill and, with the Blue Mountains looming to the west, saw a solitary tree in the valley below. Called l’arbre seul (the lone tree) by French-Canadian fur trappers, this large tree, possibly ponderosa pine or Douglas-fir, towered majestically above the floor of Baker Valley about three miles northwest of this marker. For many years--perhaps centuries--the Lone Tree served as a landmark for Indians, trappers, missionaries, and Oregon Trail emigrants, until felled in 1843 by what explorer John Fremont called, “some inconsiderate emigrant axe.”
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