Burns was very active in Oregon affairs in the early years of our history. but his most outstanding accomplishment never received any real acclaim. Hugh Burns rode the first overland route 14 years before the better known Kit Carson. and without any of the recognition that we have come to associate with the Pony Express. Born in Westmeath. Ireland. in 1807. Burns immigrated to the United States to reside in Missouri. He came to Oregon country in 1842 on the wagon train led by Elijah White. arriving in September of that year. On his arrival Hugh Burns claimed a 640acre plot along the Multnomah River. now the Willamette River. and named his newfound city.
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