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*General Joseph Lane, of Indiana, became Governor of Oregon Territory. [[Lane County]] was named after him. | *General Joseph Lane, of Indiana, became Governor of Oregon Territory. [[Lane County]] was named after him. | ||
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| + | ==[[Coburg]]== | ||
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| + | *Arrival of other pioneer families: Isaac Van Duyn, [[Wilkins, Mitchell|Mitchell Wilkins]], Enoch Coleman, Zachary Pollard, Thomas Vaughn, and [[Armitage, George H| George H. Armitage]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Diamond, John|Johnny Diamond]] explores Oregon territory: Diamond Peak, Diamond Lake named after him: Johnny was the 1st white explorer to find them. | ||
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| + | ==Springfield== | ||
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| + | *According to donation land claim records, the first settler to stake a claim in the [[Springfield]] locale was [[Stevens, William M.|William M. Stevens]], who filed on a 640-acre tract in [[1848]] (Genealogical Forum of Portland 1962). | ||
[[Category:Lane County]] | [[Category:Lane County]] | ||
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[edit] Lane County
- General Joseph Lane, of Indiana, became Governor of Oregon Territory. Lane County was named after him.
[edit] Coburg
- Arrival of other pioneer families: Isaac Van Duyn, Mitchell Wilkins, Enoch Coleman, Zachary Pollard, Thomas Vaughn, and George H. Armitage.
- Johnny Diamond explores Oregon territory: Diamond Peak, Diamond Lake named after him: Johnny was the 1st white explorer to find them.
[edit] Springfield
- According to donation land claim records, the first settler to stake a claim in the Springfield locale was William M. Stevens, who filed on a 640-acre tract in 1848 (Genealogical Forum of Portland 1962).
