Historic Oregon Trail Meacham
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N 45° 30.524 W 118° 25.317
11T E 388924 N 5040450
Located in Union County Meacham Oregon is a small railroad town in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. Meacham has it's own Beaver Board giving a brief history of the area.
Waymark Code: WM1PYT
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2007
Views: 47
Historic Oregon Trail.
Meacham
First known as Lee's Encampment,
from establishment of a troop
camp by Major H.A.G. Lee in 1844,
A.B. and Harvey Meacham operated
famous "Mountain House" here, which
gave the town its present name.
In later years a famous railroad
eating house, "The Log Cabin," became
nationally known under the
supervision of Grandma Munra, a
well known pioneer figure. On July 3,
1923, Meacham was the capitol of
the United States when President
Warren G. Harding stopped for a
day and participated in the exercises
commemorating the eightieth
anniversary of the covered wagon
migration of 1843.
Historic Topic: Pioneer
Group Responsible for placement: State of Oregon
Marker Type: Roadside
Region: Eastern Oregon
County: Union
State of Oregon Historical Marker "Beaver Board": [Web Link]
Web link to additional information: [Web Link]
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