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'''Drews Gap''' (el. 5306 ft.) is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]] traversed by [[Oregon Route 140]]. It is named for Major [[Charles S. Drew]] of the [[1st Oregon Cavalry]], who surveyed a route from [[Fort Klamath]] east to the [[Owyhee River]] in 1864 that became the [[Oregon Central Military Road]].<ref>[[Hubert Howe Bancroft|Bancroft, Hubert Howe]], [http://books.google.com/books?id=l-gNAAAAIAAJ History of Oregon Vol. II, 1848-1888], 1888, pp. 651-652</ref> |
'''Drews Gap''' (el. 5306 ft.) is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]] traversed by [[Oregon Route 140]]. It is named for Major [[Charles S. Drew]] of the [[1st Oregon Cavalry]], who surveyed a route from [[Fort Klamath]] east to the [[Owyhee River]] in 1864 that became the [[Oregon Central Military Road]].<ref>[[Hubert Howe Bancroft|Bancroft, Hubert Howe]], [http://books.google.com/books?id=l-gNAAAAIAAJ History of Oregon Vol. II, 1848-1888], 1888, pp. 651-652</ref> |
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It is located between Drews Reservoir and [[Booth State Park]] |
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Drews Gap (el. 5306 ft.) is a mountain pass in the U.S. state of Oregon traversed by Oregon Route 140. It is named for Major Charles S. Drew of the 1st Oregon Cavalry, who surveyed a route from Fort Klamath east to the Owyhee River in 1864 that became the Oregon Central Military Road.[1]
It is located between Drews Reservoir and Booth State Park
References
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe, History of Oregon Vol. II, 1848-1888, 1888, pp. 651-652
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