Historical Marker

The Applegate Trail

Historical marker location:
Eugene, Oregon
( Marker is at the intersection of Cheshire Ave and N Lincoln St, on the right when traveling west on Cheshire Ave.)

<i>Southern Route to Oregon</i>.

Oregon is home to the largest living organism in the world, the Armillaria ostoyae fungus. The fungus covers over 2,200 acres of forest and is estimated to be over 2,400 years old.