Did you Know? (July 2025)

The first day ceremony for the sesquicentennial of the Oregon Trail (Scott #2747) was originally to be held on February 14th, 1993, in Oregon City, OR, the terminus of the trail. A month before the ceremony, the USPS changed it to Salem, OR. The backlash resulted in 39 cities along the Oregon Trail being designated as official first-day-of-issue cities. Who has them all?

OregonIdahoNebraskaWashingtonWyomingKansasMissouri
Original CitiesOregon City,
Salem
Added on Jan. 21, 1993American Falls,
Boise,
Fort Hall,
Glenn’s Ferry,
Pocatello,
Soda Springs,
Twin Falls
Hastings,
Kearney,
North Platte,
Ogallala,
Scotts Bluff
Casper,
fort Briger,
Fort Laramie,
Independence Rock,
South Pass City
Blue Rapids,
Kansas City,
Lawrence,
Topeka
Independence,
Kansas City,
Westport
Added on
Feb. 1, 1993
Baker City,
Condon,
Heppner,
LaGrande,
Moro,
North Powder,
Pendleton,
Sandy,
The Dalles,
Vale
Vancouver,
Walla Walla
Added on
Feb 11, 1993
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