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Words Marked by a Place : Local Histories in Central Oregon.

Ramsey, Jarold.

Words Marked by a Place : Local Histories in Central Oregon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (223 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Henry Larcom Abbot in Central Oregon, 1855 -- Two. "A Visit from Sam Anaxshat," from Maudy's Year -- Three. Our Homestead Orchards -- Four. The Railroad Era and Its Legacy -- Five. The Birth of Jefferson County: Part One -- Six. The Birth of Jefferson County: Part Two -- Seven. Local History on Stage: Five Skits -- Eight. The Mystery Homesteaders -- Nine. "Words Marked by a Place": In Search of a Central Oregon Lingo -- Ten. Farmers and Old Iron -- Eleven. Rowboat Rescue on the Deschutes, 1940 -- Twelve. Airacobra: In Memoriam 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. Cranston, 1924-1944 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9780870719219


Frontier and pioneer life-Oregon, Central.


Electronic books.

F876

979.5

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