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*According to an article in the [[Eugene Register]] dated July 4, [[1891]], the first store was opened in [[1852]] by [[Huddleston, James|James Huddleston]] on the east bank of the [[Willamette River]] as a trading post in [[Springfield]], near [[Mill Street_(Springfield)|Mill]] and [[Main Street_(Springfield)|Main Street]]. | *According to an article in the [[Eugene Register]] dated July 4, [[1891]], the first store was opened in [[1852]] by [[Huddleston, James|James Huddleston]] on the east bank of the [[Willamette River]] as a trading post in [[Springfield]], near [[Mill Street_(Springfield)|Mill]] and [[Main Street_(Springfield)|Main Street]]. | ||
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| + | In [[1853]], a small trading post was kept by [[Donalds, J.N.|J.N. Donalds]] near the corner of present-day [[Mill Street (Springfield)|Mill]] and [[Main Street (Springfield)|Main Streets]] (Walling 1884:452). | ||
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1852
- According to an article in the Eugene Register dated July 4, 1891, the first store was opened in 1852 by James Huddleston on the east bank of the Willamette River as a trading post in Springfield, near Mill and Main Street.
1853
In 1853, a small trading post was kept by J.N. Donalds near the corner of present-day Mill and Main Streets (Walling 1884:452).
