Old Oregon Trail
Front of Marker:
Monument Expedition
Camp One
29 Jan 1906
Left Side of Marker:
This stone is donated by
Gregory L. Meeker
Cousin to Ezra
In honor of Bobby and Helen Meeker who taught their son the love of family and community.
Also donated by Raymond L. Kanter and Janet L. Kanter-Purcell
Direct descendants of Ezra
Rear of Marker:
Centennial Reenactment
July - August
2006
Right Side of Marker:
Seventy five year old Ezra Meeker left Puyallup in 1906 with two oxen, a wagon, driver and dog to retrace the Oregon Trail.
He returned home in June 1908, having pled his cause to President Roosevelt in Washington.
Marker can be reached from Spring Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
