Oregon Central Military Road Company records

Collection

Identifier: Mss 993

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, financial records, organizational records, stock books and certificates, and legal documents of the Oregon Central Military Road Company. The organizational records include a bound journal, minutes, treasurer's reports, and committee reports. Also included are road superintendents' reports; field notes of a preliminary survey of the road route by B. J. Pengra, 1864; stockholder records; documents concerning the case of the company vs. H. C. Victor; letters of B. J. Pengra and Ben Simpson; and bills and receipts.

Dates

1864-1877

Creator

Oregon Central Military Road Company (Eugene, Or.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Historical Note

The Oregon Central Military Road Company was incorporated in Eugene, Oregon, in 1864. Among its stockholders were some of the leading citizens of Oregon, including Simeon G. Reed and William S. Ladd. The company constructed and maintained the road, which ran from Eugene to the Oregon border near the Owyhee River. One of its superintendents was Byron J. Pengra (1823-1903). The final dividend of the company was paid out on January 11, 1877.

Extent

1.2 Cubic Feet (5 document cases, 1 custom box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of an Oregon company that constructed and ran a military road from Eugene to the Owyhee River. Records date from 1864 to 1877 and include correspondence, organizational records, legal records, road superintendents' reports, financial records, stock books, and certificates.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1865-1873
Series 2: General files, 1864-1875
Series 3: Financial records, 1864-1877
Series 4: Stock records, 1864-1877

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection was acquired in 1962.

Related Materials

Related materials can be found at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library in the John Miller Drake papers, Mss 80; and the John Marshall McCall papers, Mss 911.