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They Settled in Applegate Country c.1 and c.2 and 3rd edition

They Settled in Applegate Country  c.1 and c.2

Frontier Days Along the Lower Applegate River in Southern Oregon

by Olga Weydemeyer Johnson  (c.1 includes her handwritten inscription "For Southern Oregon Historical Society Library, All good wishes, Olga W. Johnson")                     copyrighted 1978 at Grants Pass, OR

3rd copy includes a note from Ed to Aunt Verla 6/25/93 thanking her for having them for the Festival, acknowledged her enjoying the Oregon Trail trip, so he sent her this book

I.Murphy on the mining trails/Barney Murphy

II. Indians, Miners, Chinamen with Williams Creek Mines, Williamsburg, Lower Applegate, Willaimsburg to Williams

III. Families: farming, Williams Creek Valley, South Applegate Road, Thompson Creek, Applegate crossing area, Missouri Flat, Murphy neighborhood, Wilderville, Bull Creek-Cheney Creek, below Slate Creek, Jerome Praire and New Hope

IV. Timber: Willaims Creek and vicinity, Elmer Brown family, Harry Smith and family, Wehterbee Mill and family, Spalding brothers, river driving

V. Postoffices:  Wilderville, Williams Creek Valley, Applegate - Missouri Flat, Murphy

VI. Education: Willaims Creek, Provolt - Applegate - Thompson Creek, Missouri Flat - Murphy, Wilderville, Jerome Prairie - New Hope

VII. Retrospective:  Agriculture, Religion, Recreation, Life Styles

map of Applegate Valley; some photos and illustrations with explanations

Location
979.525 J63 1978 c.1 and c.2 and a 3rd copy
Source Reference
Accession Number
78.1.6 and 2022.52.5 and 994.132.10