Although most of the Travelers on the Oregon Trail headed along the Columbia River and then south to the fertile valleys of the Willamette River Valley, the Applegate Trail, a southern branch, took tens of thousands to Southern Oregon where lumber, orchards and farming gradually replaced Jacksonville gold mining as the mainstay of the Southern Oregon economy.
This home has been remodelled but originally was probably the home of Welborn Beeson, an early Southern Oregon settler and son of John Beeson. John's "Plea for the Indians" was an influential book that criticized locals for poor treatment of Native Americans. John was "run out of town" and spent much time in the East including a meeting with then President Lincoln to advocate on behalf of Native American Rights. Beeson later returned to the area and is buried next to his wife in Stearn's Cemetery about a mile from this house.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
3 comments:
This is one the best website i have ever visited. Thanks for sharing this amazing article, will definitely subscribe myself for new stuff. I really enjoy reading your stuff. Great and thanks for sharing. Independence Day Speech for Teachers
This Article is Awesome. It’s help me a lot. Sir,Please keep up your good work. We always with you and Waiting for your new interesting articles mybkexperience
I know that here you can read a lot about UK universities. It was helpful for me ad my friends in college
Post a Comment