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INTRODUCTION

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one of the longest pilgrimages mentioned in history. Their hardships were so severe that every mile of the long journey could have been marked with graves of those who fell along the way. Truly the Oregon emigrants^[1] were no less Pilgrims and Cavaliers than were the colonists of Plymouth and Jamestown.

OREGON COUNTIES COMPARED IN AREA WITH MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
Harney County, 9,933 sq. m.	Malheur County, 9,883 sq. m.

↑ In the history of the Northwest the terms 'emigrants' and 'emigration' have commonly been used instead of 'immigrants' and 'immigration'."—History of the Pacific Northwest.

[1] In the history of the Northwest the terms 'emigrants' and 'emigration' have commonly been used instead of 'immigrants' and 'immigration'."—History of the Pacific Northwest.

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