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奧勒崗小俓(Oregon
Trail)的終點
地方性遺產
為什麼要用欄杆把這三個篷車圍起來？假如您再看仔細點，您就會發現它們不是那種專門供人乘坐的頂篷式運貨馬車，而是奧勒崗小俓終點說明中心(End
of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center)的入口遮雨篷，這是一座用來陳列奧勒崗小俓歷史的博物館。
奧勒崗小俓是以前的人們前往奧勒崗國(Oregon
Country)的必經途徑，奧勒崗國是奧勒崗於1859年成為州前的名稱。約1843至1870年代間，奧勒崗小俓是最多人使用的前往奧勒崗國的道路。小道的起點為密蘇里州，終點為奧勒崗市，全長約2,000哩。
大部分的西行人口都搭乘頂篷式運貨馬車旅行，其能夠容納他們所有的財產及可以支撐數月的食物。另外，蓬車也提供了遮風躲雨的避難所。成雙成對的牛或騾拖著蓬車沿著佈滿灰塵的小道前進。一般來說，人們不希望累壞了他們的牲畜，所以他們並不乘坐篷車，而改以走在車旁取代，因此就跟那些拉車的牛、騾一樣，他們的身上也沾滿灰塵。對人及牲畜來說，這都是一段漫長而艱苦的旅程。而對旅行中幾經修復的篷車而言，這段旅程則更顯困難。
為紀念拓荒者所經歷的艱辛，奧勒崗市建立了這座博物館，希望其他人可以藉此瞭解這些拓荒者的生活及經歷。
Why are those three covered wagons surrounded by a fence? If you look closer you'll see that they aren't the kind of covered wagons you can ride in. They are being used as a canopy for the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, a museum devoted to the history of the Oregon Trail.
The Oregon Trail was a route used by people who traveled to Oregon Country, which is what Oregon was called before it became a state in 1859. The Oregon Trail was the most popular way to get to Oregon Country from about 1843 through the 1870s. The trail started in Missouri and covered 2,000 miles before ending in Oregon City.
Most people moving west traveled in covered wagons, which were large enough for all their belongings as well as the food they needed for a journey that could take months. The wagons also provided shelter from the weather. Teams of oxen or mules pulled the wagons along the dusty trail. People didn't ride in the wagons often, because they didn't want to wear out their animals. Instead they walked alongside them, getting just as dusty as the animals. The long journey was hard on both people and animals. It was even hard on the wagons, which usually had to be repaired several times during the trip.
To help remember the hardships these pioneers faced, Oregon City constructed this museum so others could learn about the lives and experiences of these pioneers.
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