Neither did I until I saw this marker! There is a nearby town named Applegate, and Applegate River, Applegate Lake, etc. that are thought to be named for Lindsay Applegate, who explored the valley while blazing the Applegate trail. I don't know why they say Lindsay and not one of his two brothers. The marker is in a strange place, stuck in the lawn near the exit drive at a public school. I guess that was the very spot of the trail.
That's pretty cool. I love stuff like this. Back in the day Washington Irving came through Oklahoma and there are quite a few monuments to where he camped on his travels. Of course they couldn't go very far in a day.
Since our usual walk is not accessible (park closed for renovation) Mickey and I take a different route and happened on this. I didn't know anything about the Applegate Trail before, and never wondered why so many things nearby are named Applegate! I'm not from here...
A historic trail, and a part of history that I knew nothing about.
ReplyDeleteNeither did I until I saw this marker! There is a nearby town named Applegate, and Applegate River, Applegate Lake, etc. that are thought to be named for Lindsay Applegate, who explored the valley while blazing the Applegate trail. I don't know why they say Lindsay and not one of his two brothers. The marker is in a strange place, stuck in the lawn near the exit drive at a public school. I guess that was the very spot of the trail.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting signpost.
ReplyDeleteI like those information posts you can learn alot.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool. I love stuff like this. Back in the day Washington Irving came through Oklahoma and there are quite a few monuments to where he camped on his travels. Of course they couldn't go very far in a day.
ReplyDeleteSince our usual walk is not accessible (park closed for renovation) Mickey and I take a different route and happened on this. I didn't know anything about the Applegate Trail before, and never wondered why so many things nearby are named Applegate! I'm not from here...
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