Mt. Hood

March 2018

Fannie Case – the first woman to climb Mt. Hood?
Fannie Case – the first woman to climb Mt. Hood?

History Tidbits, People

Fannie Case – the first woman to climb Mt. Hood?

Heritage Center2020-12-29T15:37:16-08:00March 17th, 2018|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: Butteville, David Powell, Dayton, Edward G. Harvey, Fannie Case, Fannie S. Case, Jennie Case, John M. Garrison, John P. Strowbridge, L.J. Powell, Lone Fir Cemetery, Lucy Hay, Mary A. Robinson, Mary Case, Mt. Hood, Portland, Samuel A. Moreland, Sarah Potter, Waconda-Butteville Rd., Wallamet, Willamette University, William Case|

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May 2016

Susan Downing Shepard
Susan Downing Shepard

Biographies, History Tidbits, People

Susan Downing Shepard

Heritage Center2024-04-10T19:40:06-07:00May 14th, 2016|Categories: Biographies, History Tidbits, People|Tags: Alice Adams Shepard, Alice Downing, amputation, Anna Maria Lee, Anna Maria Lee Shepard, Ben Beers, brig Diana, brown linen frock, Cape Horn, Columbia River, Cyrus Shepard, Dr. Elijah White, Dr. John McLoughlin, East Coast, Ellen Beers, Elvira Johnson, First Methodist Episcopal Church, First Reinforcement, Fort Vancouver, honeymoon trip, Jason Lee, John Downing, Joseph Gervais, Joseph H. Frost, Joseph L. Whitcomb, Killamook Indians, King Kamehameha III, Lincoln City, Lynn, Massachusetts, mission cemetery, mission house, mission school, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Oregon Territory, pupils, Sally Ann Beers, salt water bathing, Sandwich Islands, scrofulous knee joint, seasickness, shellfish, Susan Downing, Ten Years in Oregon, tuberculosis, wedding, wedding cake|

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. [...]

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Thomas Cox
Thomas Cox

History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized

Thomas Cox

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:42-07:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: ammunition, Applegates, apples, Barlow Trail, Beaver Money, beef, Blue Mountains, calico, carding mill, Cascade Range, Cayuse conflict, Cayuse Indians, Chemawa Indians, Chemeketa Indians, Chemeketa St., Court St., Cox Cemetery, Cox's store, Cox’s Golden Cling, custom-made wagons, Daniel Waldo, David Leslie, Donation Land Claim, Dr. John McLoughlin, Elias Brown, first post office, first postmaster, first store in Salem, first woolen mill on West Coast, Fort Hall Route, fruits, general store, gold dust, grist mill, Hudson Bay Company, Indians, John Boon, John Minto, Joseph Cox, Joseph Watt, Joseph Wilson, L.H. Judson, Laurel Hill, Lewis Judson house, Liberty St., Looneys, Macleans, Martha Cox, measles, Missouri, Mt. Hood, Ohio, Oregon City, Oregon Trail, pack horses, Pendleton, Peter Polley, President James Polk, provisional government, Rev. J.L. Parrish, rock salt, Salem, sheep husbandry, Silverton, slabs of molasses, Snake River country, spelling books, Store, sweat houses, textile industry, Thomas Cox, Turner Crump, variety of peach, Virginia, W.H. Hillson, wheat as currency, Whitman Massacre, Willamette Woolen Manufacturing Mill, William Cox, William Cox and Co., William H. Rector, William Rector|

Thomas Cox 0999.726 Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center [...]

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