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 Virginia Bird, Ashland, OR; Harriet Reece, Cavendish and Lewiston; and Chuck Johnson, Fairbanks, AK, are the winners! Cayuse Administrative Site are the answer for Week 458 of Orofino History Trivia a special feature to celebrate the history and heritage of Clearwater Country. Join in the discovery! Monday: At an elevation 4,800 feet Tuesday: The first airplane to land there was in 1932, Wednesday: Used as a stop over site Thursday: It also had a barn. Friday: Was a fire guard headquarters Saturday: An area of 77 acres Monday: In the Clearwater National Forest Tuesday: Area surveyed by Jack Gaffney and Louis Hartig. Wednesday: A cabin Thursday: North Fork of the Clearwater Friday: Construction on the airfield started in August 1932. Saturday: Name like a horse Cayuse Administrative Site are at 4,800 feet on the North Fork of the Clearwater River. The area was used as a stop over site, ranger station and fire guard headquarters for the area. The 77 acres included a cabin, barn and airfield. The area was surveyed by Jack Gaffney and Louis Hartig and construction on the airfield started in August 1932. The first airplane landed there in 1932, according to Wendell Stark's book, North of the Clearwater River: The Almost Forgotten History. Sponsored by:
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