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I added a separate category for transportation, and listed two very early steamboats on it. The idea is to get not all the boats (there's a lot) but just the real pioneers. Other topics for inclusion on this would be the Barlow Road, portages at Cascades and Willamette Falls, etc. Also, I would like to do something on non-steam navigation, such as canoes, bateaux etc., if that ever gets written that would be something to put in the new section.Mtsmallwood (talk) 15:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
- I like this. I'd like to see Applegate Trail, Barlow Road, Meek Cutoff, and Santiam Wagon Road moved to this section. (Santiam isn't even in the navbox yet.) I'm on the fence about whether Oregon Trail should be moved there; it's presently in "Topics" and maybe should stay there due to its overreaching importance. -Pete (talk) 17:00, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
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- On a broad navigation template such as this, I don't think it is a good idea to get too specific. Every thing in Transportation would fit as "Topics" and it will only lead to a really bloated template. That's why it was decided not to include all the ferries, but create a Historic ferries article to include. After transportation we could go with Politics, Settlements, Economy, Physical geography, Native American items, British items, American items, etc. Could more transportation items be added, yes, but I don't think they should have a separate group. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:05, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
