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Rock Corral on the Barlow Road

Coordinates: 45°23′00″N 122°03′52″W / 45.38333°N 122.06444°W / 45.38333; -122.06444 (Rock Corral on the Barlow Road)
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Rock Corral on the Barlow Road
Rock Corral - Barlow Road
Rock Corral on the Barlow Road is located in Oregon
Rock Corral on the Barlow Road
Nearest cityBrightwood, Oregon
Coordinates45°23′00″N 122°03′52″W / 45.38333°N 122.06444°W / 45.38333; -122.06444 (Rock Corral on the Barlow Road)
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001673[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1974

The Rock Corral on the Barlow Road is a glacial erratic, on Oregon's Barlow Road, itself a new route on the Oregon Trail.[2]

Its location

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It is on the way to Marmot, where the Barlow Road then goes southwest cross the Devil's Backbone and back across the Sandy River.[3]

It is in Clackamas County, and was at the end of the Oregon Trail's most difficult, most dangerous passage over the Cascade Mountains. The Barlow Tollgate was once there.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Nathan (January 1, 2022). "Barlow".
  3. ^ Nathan, Pederson (January 17, 2020). "Barlow".
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