Three thousand miles east of Oregon, early settlers were setting up new homes in an unfamiliar land.
Every day, with the help of Native Americans, they worked to stay alive. Years later, their work paid off. Thirteen British colonies began to take shape in North America. Roads connected one town to the next. People learned how to live through the winter. Trade between the colonies began. And a reliable economy grew. Life was still hard for colonists. But survival was no longer a surprise. Families planted their roots, and a new nation began to sprout. Oregon’s story begins near the place where Lewis and Clark’s journey west ended. It’s a very different story.
