Oregon Stage Line maps

[GBCoach]

Ive been looking for sources of old Oregon stagecoach lines late 1800’s - A lot of the maps I see for sale on line are a little fuzzy on the descriptions - Anybody have any suggestions for reliable sources of old Oregon maps that might get me some info

 

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[Mackaydon]

Suggest you contact these folks; they will know:
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu

For starters, you might ask about The Oregon Stage Coach Company, owned by Henry W. Corbett which was a major stagecoach company that operated between California and Oregon during the mid-1800s . The company was established in 1866 and continued to control the stagecoach business between California and Oregon until the two states were linked by rail in 1887.
Don in SoCal
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[eyemustdigtreasure]

I've located a true stage line with a fellow employee, and followed it out a couple miles, and over the years, there was enough evidence of the road - but the map I had didn't help much locating it. Govt. Land Office (GLO) maps were used.
We had to connect the dots between historic sites, and metal detectors were essential...!
Welcome to TeasureNet...!
Good luck and happy hunting!

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's another source:

The Big Road: Oregon's Stagecoach Route

A blog about travel in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest

everythingoregon.blogspot.com

Don in SoCal

PS: And one more source: https://www.ohs.org/

 

[ToddsPoint]

The stage line from Terre Haute, IN to Decatur, IL runs right past my house. Without knowing where the stops are, there is not much use trying to detect along the line. There is a creek near my house and I’ve tried to figure out where a stage could cross it with no luck. I guess there could have been a long gone bridge but I’ve found no sign of it. The mystery continues!

 

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Ive been looking for sources of old Oregon stagecoach lines late 1800’s - A lot of the maps I see for sale on line are a little fuzzy on the descriptions - Anybody have any suggestions for reliable sources of old Oregon maps that might get me some info

What Part of Oregon? This is as of 1846 so there is no Applegate Trail yet on this map. Here is a map not too blurry.

Idk if this helps but if you're looking to identify a possible cutoff trail that you found, sometimes alternate routes, or attempted shortcuts were never mapped but passed on by word of mouth... Cool finds though, I'm currently trying to identify a cutoff part of the Applegate trail.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

What Part of Oregon? This is as of 1846 so there is no Applegate Trail yet on this map. Here is a map not too blurry.View attachment 2112991Idk if this helps but if you're looking to identify a possible cutoff trail that you found, sometimes alternate routes, or attempted shortcuts were never mapped but passed on by word of mouth... Cool finds though, I'm currently trying to identify a cutoff part of the Applegate trail.

I’m presently reading Wagons to the Willamette a book about the Southern route to the valley,
Levi Scott explored the route with minor amount of help from Jessie Applegate,
Ironic that the trail is now named the Applegate Trail,,,!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

I’m presently reading Wagons to the Willamette a book about the Southern route to the valley,
Levi Scott explored the route with minor amount of help from Jessie Applegate,
Ironic that the trail is now named the Applegate Trail,,,!

The editor actually traveled most of the route. Maps and some pictures accompany the text that should be very useful in finding the true wagon road

 

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The editor actually traveled most of the route. Maps and some pictures accompany the text that should be very useful in finding the true wagon road

Sounds like a good read thanks!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

We have one Stage Road that was a "wagon road" as well.
Established trails and roads are free to share the traffic...!
Often, very little options would be available for the route....!
Like good fords along the way, ....,
So, yeah, maps that show stage stops (connect the dots), even travelers diaries can shed light on your stage road you are looking for,

Sounds like a good read th