Dispute over 'McQuinn Strip' lasted more than a century (Part 2 of 2)

Dispute over 'McQuinn Strip' lasted more than a century (Part 2 of 2)

Author: www.offbeatoregon.com (finn @ offbeatoregon.com) January 30, 2026 Duration: 8:21
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The dispute over the McQuinn Strip was no simple neighborhood kerfuffle. The amount of land in dispute was roughly 80,000 acres — close to 10 percent of the whole Warm Springs Indian Reservation. And the dispute burned hot for 101 years. Not until 1972 did Congress finally do the right thing and pass legislation giving it back. And even then, there were still people in the government (notably the Forest Service) who didn’t want to do it. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/2410b1002c.mcquinn-strip-101-year-land-dispute-671.html)

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