Ezra Meeker was a well-known pioneer who came west across the Oregon Trail in 1852. He became dismayed over the loss of the Trail and its stories, so in 1906, he took a covered wagon and an ox team back across the Trail to preserve its location and the stories of the pioneers who traveled it. Along the way, he asked 42 towns to put up stone markers delineating the Oregon Trail. Chehalis was one of three towns that failed to place the marker. In honor of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Meeker’s journey, the marker was placed at the spot where Meeker camped in 1852.