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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. | ||
| - | *According to donation land claim records, the first settler to stake a claim in the | + | *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). |
| - | [[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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- General Joseph Lane, of Indiana, became Governor of Oregon Territory. Lane County was named after him.
- 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).
