Woodburn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738576060)

For hundreds of years, French Prairie was the playground and home of the Kalapooya Indians, members of the Bannock Tribe. By the time pioneers started arriving on the Oregon Trail, the Indian population was diminishing due to exposure to diseases brought by earlier settlers. Jesse Settlemier had a vision of a nursery business and a town that could supply its workers, and he purchased property and began clearing it. Ultimately, the development of a railroad, along with fertile soil, hardy pioneers, an ideal climate, and a favorable location (between the large cities of Salem and Portland) produced the formula for a thriving city.

Author: Beverlee Jory Koutny
ISBN-10: 0738576069
ISBN-13: 9780738576060
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d