Dorris Ranch Field Trip

Our field trip was absolutely delightful today. Please enjoy our photo story! First graders went back in time and became pioneer children who traveled to Oregon walking next to a covered wagon over the Oregon Trail. Homesteaders were granted 600+ acres --free-- if they had a family, and 300+ acres if they were single. It was a hard life, but settling the Oregon Territory is how our community started. Small farms grew and brought business to this part of the Willamette Valley we call Springfield. The Native American's in our area were called the Kalapuya. They were friendly and helpful to the first pioneers.