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~ ~ /mil / <br /> MAY 13, 1996 Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> CONTACT: John Etter, Parks Planner, 687-5325 City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> SKINNER'S CABIN INTERPRETIVE SITE DEDICATION SATURDAY <br /> A ceremony to dedicate the new Skinner's Cabin interpretive site will be held Saturday <br /> morning, May 18, near the corner of Cheshire and Lincoln streets. Asocial begins at 8:30 a.m., <br /> followed by the dedication ceremony at 9 a.m. Speakers will include Eugene Mayor Ruth <br /> Bascom, Lane County Commissioners Bobby Green and Jerry Rust, local Applegate Trail <br /> Committee Coordinator Doug Card, and a variety of other people interested in local history. <br /> In April, the Eugene Department of Public Works restored the replica of the cabin built <br /> by city founders Eugene and Mary Skinner in 1846 and moved it to a new location that is more <br /> accessible and closer to the original cabin site. Four interpretive signs will provide historical <br /> information about the Skinners and the cabin they built at the foot of the butte that today bears <br /> their name. A $15,000 grant from the Oregon Trail commemorative license plate program and <br /> matching funds from the local Gladys McCready fund helped pay for the restoration, relocation, <br /> and interpretive signage. <br /> The relocation of Skinner's cabin is one of many projects commemorating the 150th <br /> anniversary of the Applegate Trail, which brought many pioneer families to this area. The <br /> dedication ceremony is also part of Lane County's celebration of National Historic Preservation <br /> Week. Celebrations also are scheduled Saturday at Washburne State Wayside, Richardson Park, <br /> <br /> y Zumwalt Park, and Cottage Grove. <br /> <br />