Oregon's Interesting People

In 1873 the Federal Government negotiated with Chief Joseph (Wallowa band) of the Nez Perce Tribe, "giving" them rights to their own land in the Wallowa Valley. In 1873, the Federal Government reneged on it's deal. The Wallowa were forced off their land to a reservation in Idaho where the rest of the Nez Perce had been relocated. Having no choice but to move his tribe, the Chief began their journey to Idaho peacefully. Their journey ended 3 months later, over 1,100 miles away (Nez Perce War) with the US Army capturing Chief Joseph and what was left of  his followers. 

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 Willamette University is the oldest university in the Western United States. "Oregon Institute" was founded in 1842 by a missionary for the purpose of educating the fellow missionaries' children. The school's name was changed to "Wallamet University" in 1852. In 1859, the school's celebrated it's first graduate; a female with her degree being...Mistress of English Literature. The school changed the spelling of it's name in 1870.

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University of Oregon 

Established in 1872 the school was able to open it's door in 1876 with the help of the Eugene residents fundraising to help buy the land that the school was to be built on. In 1881 the school had severe financial woes and were almost forced to close their doors. In 1883 their first benefactor, Henry Villard (President of Northern Pacific Railways), paid off the school's debt and gave them a $50,000 endowment.

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Oregon Foods

Who knew? Oregon has the ideal climate for hazelnut trees. 99% of the United States hazelnuts are grown in Oregon. The first "culturerized" tree was planted in 1858 and in 1903 the first commercial orchard was started. In 1989, the hazelnut officially became the state nut.

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The Oregon Frozen Foods Co. was founded in 1952 by 2 brothers and their brother-in-law. The food company produced and sold frozen corn and french fries. In 1953 the trio came up with the idea of using the leftover potatoes from the french fry production and....the Tater Tot was born! In 1960, the group built a second plant in Idaho where some of their potato fields where located and they changed the name to Ore-Ida.

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Oregon Historical

Beginning in the mid 1830s to 1869, the Oregon Trail and it's offshoots were traveled by approximately 400,000 people emigrating to the American West. The 2,170 mile trail ran east to west, starting in Independence, Missouri.

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Hello Oregon!

Long before Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to search for a northwest passage from Missouri, Oregon's Pacific Coast had been explored by European traders in the mid 1500's. Oregon was the 33rd to enter the Union on Feburary 14, 1859.

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Goodbye Oklahoma!
I enjoyed my trip to Oklahoma and learned so much. My only regret...I didn't run into Blake Shelton while there, lol!

 

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Oklahoma Interesting People

American actor, film producer and director...Ronald William Howard (aka Ron Howard), was born in Duncan on March 1, 1954. Ron's mother was an actress, his father was a director, writer and also an actor (at the time of Ron's birth, his father was serving 3 yrs in U.S. Air Force). The Howard family moved to Hollywood in 1958, where a year later "Ronny" had his first credited acting role.

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Paul Harvey Aurandt (aka Paul Harvey), was born in Tulsa on September 4, 1918. Paul was a Radio Broadcaster whose reign spanned for decades. At age 14, he started helping clean up at a local radio station, where he eventually was allowed to fill in on the air doing commercials and the news. From the 1950s through the 1990s his programs reached over 24 million people each week.
Paul died on February 28, 2009.

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University of Oklahoma
Enrollment began in 1892, 2 yrs after the university was established in 1890. For 17 years the University of Oklahoma was in Oklahoma Territory, near Indian Territory until the two territories merged to become the state of Oklahoma. In order to help meet the high demand for pharmacists in the territory, the university established the "School of Pharmacy" in 1893.

 

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Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Territorial Agriculture and Mechanical College began classes in December of 1891. Classes were held in various local churches until 1894, when the college built it's first building. In May of 1957, the school changed it's name to the current name; Oklahoma State University. 

 

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Oklahoma Foods
The pioneers of Oklahoma originally followed the footsteps of the Native Americans in their region by hunting buffalo for food.
The Oklahoma "Pioneer Pecan Pie" (made from wild pecans) was enjoyed by the settlers and people from the surrounding states.

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Oklahoma Historical
In 1834, most of Oklahoma was set aside as Indian Territory. That would all change in April of 1889, when over 50,000 white settlers showed up for the first day that "homesteading" ever allowed in OK. With such a large influx of  white settlers claiming land...in 1890, Oklahoma was divided into Indian Territory AND Oklahoma Territory. Finally in 1907, Oklahoma became one state.

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Hello Oklahoma!
Oklahoma was the 46th Territory to enter the United States on November 16, 1907. Prior to that, beginning in 1803 (when most of O.K. had been acquired by U.S), it had been settled as Indian Territory, then divided...
(read tomorrow's "Oklahoma's Historical" post for the rest of this tidbit!)

 

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Goodbye Ohio!
Phew! I "spent" over a year in Ohio...time to move on to the next state....we've got places to go, things to discover!
I learned a lot about Ohio, it was far more interesting than I originally thought!

 

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Ohio Interesting People
Phoebe Ann Mosey aka Annie Oakley, was born August 13,1860 near Willowdell, Ohio.
Annie Oakley was a sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. She began shooting and hunting at age 8 in order to help support her many siblings and widowed mother. By age 15, Annie had become so skilled in hunting and then selling the game to local businesses, she paid off the mortgage on her mother's farm.
Annie felt that all women should know how to handle a gun, not only for protection but for a form of physical and mental exercise. It has been said that she taught around 15,000 women how to use a gun.

 

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Ohio Foods
In 1870 after 2 decades of researching tomatoes, Alexander W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio is credited with what we know as the "modern day" (larger, sweeter) tomato.
In 1965, Tomato Juice was declared the "official" beverage of Ohio.

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Ohio University

Eleven months after Ohio was admitted to the Union, Ohio University was formally established in February of 1804.

The Ordinance of 1787 made O.U. the first university "chartered through acts of Congress with the very purpose of expanding education..."
Engraved on the school's main gateway is "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." which was also stipulated in The Ordinance of 1787.

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Xavier University

X.U. was originally founded in downtown Cincinnati (adjacent to St Francis Xavier Church) as a men's college, in 1831. Xavier University was the first Catholic institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory. It is the fourth oldest Jesuit university and the sixth oldest Catholic university in the nation. Women were fully admitted in 1969. 

 

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