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Pioneers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Across the Plains in 1844 by Catherine Sager Pringle 
 This is the autobiographical account of a girl orphaned on the Oregon Trail who survived of the Waiilatpu Massacre of 1847 at the mission of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman in Oregon. The Sager family has been the subject of fiction, but this is her actual description of these events. http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/00.ar.sager1.html Topics: Notable People, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 28, 2004 Daniel Boone Homestead
Website for this historic site in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, where pioneer Daniel Boone was born in 1734. Features a biography of Boone, a chronology of his life, reading suggestions for adults and children, and essays about the Oley Valley region surrounding the site. Also provides an interactive map of the site, visitor information, and an events calendar. http://www.danielboonehomestead.org Topics: Notable People, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 4, 2007 James Pierson Beckwourth, 1798-1866
Jim Beckwourth was an African American pioneer who played an important role in the exploration and settlement of California and the American West. This site gives background information about him and the trail named for him. There are links to other sites related to Beckwourth and his times. Sponsored by Beckwourth Frontier Days, an annual living history celebration in Marysville, CA. http://www.beckwourth.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2004 They Called Them the "Mercer Girls": Washington Territory's Cargo of Brides
This site relates the story of 11 women who arrived in the Washington Territory in the 1864 as a result of the plans of Seattle resident Asa Mercer to balance the male-to-female ratio in Seattle. Features excerpts from 1864 newspapers announcing the arrival of the women, biographical information, a photo gallery of descendents of the women, and related information. From a genealogy enthusiast. http://www.mercergirls.com Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 2, 2004 |
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