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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
February 17, 2008
When settlers in the 1800s headed west on the Oregon Trail, they had to be picky about what to pack. The average family had to fit all of its belongings and provisions — food, ammunition, tools, you name it — on a wagon that measured about 4 feet by 10 feet.
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