[OR_Archaeology] NEW EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN OREGON CITY

[Susan White]

NEW EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN OREGON CITY

The exhibit "Sharing the Willamette Valley: Life Before & After the Great Migration" will open Feb. 17 at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center & Museum of the Oregon Territory in Oregon City.

The coming of the Great Migration in 1843 changed the Willamette Valley forever.  The arrival of nearly 1,000 immigrants foreshadowed thousands more to come in the next decades.  But what was life like here before they arrived?  Who lived here, and how did they interact with each other?  The way the immigrants related to those people already living in the region set the foundation for the formation of the state of Oregon.  Visitors will explore the experiences of pioneers prior to their Oregon Trail journey at the Interpretive Center. The Museum of the Oregon Territory will feature artifacts and stories pertaining to the pioneers' lives as settlers in the Oregon Territory. 


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Susan Lynn White, RPA
Asst. State Archaeologist
Oregon SHPO
725 Summer St NE, Suite C 
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-986-0675 office
503-508-1973 work cell
503-986-0793 fax
Susan.White at state.or.us
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