Category: Meek's Cutoff

Categories: Oregon Trail

From Meek Cutoff, 1845:

The Meek Cutoff is perhaps the most infamous of all Oregon Trail branches. Seeking a more direct middle route across Oregon's High Desert and central Cascade Range, Stephen Meek, an experienced mountain man, led 200 wagons across the arid plains west of Vale, Oregon toward the eastern slopes of the Cascades. Unable to find water on its intended route west, the train turned north and, after a difficult search, found water at Buck Creek and the South Fork of the Crooked River. By the time Meek's wagon train arrived in The Dalles, at least 23 persons had died.

See also:

• http://www.oregonhistorictrailsfund.org/trails/meek-cutoff-1845/
• http://www.oregonpioneers.com/1845.htm

Sophronia (Hurd) Terwilliger 14 May 1809 Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States - abt 1845

Stephen Meek 04 Jul 1807 Saltville, Washington County, Virginia, United States - 08 Jan 1889

Charlotte (Terwilliger) Cartwright 21 Dec 1842 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - 20 Jul 1915

Hiram Terwilliger 06 Mar 1840 Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA - 17 Apr 1918

James Terwilliger 03 Oct 1809 Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA - 01 Sep 1892

John Terwilliger abt 1832 Ohio, USA - abt 1849

Lorenzo Terwilliger abt 1829 Ohio, United States - abt 10 Oct 1851

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