Portland

The Oregon Trail to Portland

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August 8th 2012
8th August ’12 Spokane to Portland So today it’s 350 miles to go, it was hot and for the first chunk of the journey we just drove and drove through flat, yellow prairie. When we reached the Columbia River the scenery still wasn’t much better and it was really windy. We pulled off at a service area in the middle of nowhere, which had eating places and petrol stations. As we were leaving ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more