Oregon Argus, March 19, 1859 ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT OVERLAND MAIL Oregon Admitted Into the Union The steamer Brother Jonathan reached Portland Tuesday morninig last, bringing news of the arrival of the overland mail at San Francisco on the night of the 9th of March, with two days later news from the East. The latest…
Weekly Enterprise, March 13, 1869 — Workmen are employed in removing the wooden building from the lot upon which the Odd Fellows Hall will be constructed in this city. — We observe that iron pipes for an extension of the street mains of the Oregon City Water Works have arrived. — Teams are busily engaged…
Oregon Spectator, November 30, 1848 SHIP AHOY We understand from our enterprising neighbor Lot Whitcomb, Esq., proprietor of the embryo city of “Milwaukie,” six miles below the falls, that he has commenced the construction, at Milwaukie, of two vessels to be used in the coasting trade – one of fifty and one of one hundred…
In the second half of the 19th century fraternal organizations provided fellowship and connections in the community.. Organizations for women or mixed membership were also founded as companion groups to what were originally groups just for men. Many of the organizations provided insurance, promoted specific occupations and provided burial services for their members. Mountain View…
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