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Homesteads

Woolfolk Family at Brownsboro

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I just finish a family book I have been working on for a number of years. I will have it available to the public this spring 2021. ~ David

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Nickell family homesteads in Lake Creek

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Pic: Will Nickell and his horses on ranch Salt Creek Rd. The following are remembrances of William A. Nickell written by his Nephew, Hawthorne Garrison Rebensdorf of Woodlawn, Oregon in 1977: William Alexander ‘Will’ Nic…

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Lake Creek Roots

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Florence (Grandma on right) and sister Maud c. 1900. The Lake Creek Thumberg homestead that Frederick Thumberg built c 1890 on the Salt Creek Road property. Photo by Victor Thumberg c. 1950 Lake Creek Roots – by Garry…

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Camp Latgawa aka Dead Indian Soda Springs

The ‘Dead Indian Soda Springs’ are an assortment of small mineral springs that feed into Dead Indian Creek near Lake Creek, OR. The springs are rich in sodium carbonate, iron, magnesium, and sodium hydroxide. The Dead I…

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Rader/Stanley Ranch

Rader-Stanley Ranch “Eagle Point Ranching Tradition” By Susan ‘Stanley’ Kendle Most people have no idea where Rader Hills are located and the significance they might hold. If you follow the signs on Hwy 140 to the VA Cem…

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