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Seth Lewelling Biography

Seth Lewellinghorticulturist, developer of several varieties of fruitBorn: 3/6/1820Birthplace: Randolph, N.C. Lewelling arrived in Oregon Territory in 1850 with a wagon-full of fruit seeds…

With Faces turned Homeward

Chapter 18 Chapter 20 With Faces turned Homeward The officers of the expedition had decided to begin their homeward march on the first of April; but a natural impatience induced…

Lewis & Clark: With Faces turned Homeward

by NoahBrooks Camping by the PacificThe Last Stage of the ColumbiaWith Faces turned Homeward The officers of the expedition had decided to begin their homeward march…

Columbia LANCASTER, Congress, WA (1803-1893)

LANCASTER Columbia , a Delegate from the Territory of Washington; born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., August 26, 1803; moved with his family to Canfield, Ohio, in 1817; attended the…

The Valley of the Shadow

The Valley of the ShadowWhen the first bitterness was over, the family accepted the inevitable, and tried to bear it cheerfully, helping one another by the increased affection which comes to…

2 Days in the Valley

Director/Writer: John Herzfeld Director of Photography: Oliver Wood Editors: Jim Miller and Wayne Wahrman Music: Anthony Marinelli Production Designer: Catherine Hardwicke…

Great Migration

(Encyclopedia) Great Migration, in U.S. history. 1 The migration of Puritans to New England from England, 1620–40, prior to the English civil war. As a result of the increasingly tyrannical rule of…

Amy's Valley of Humiliation

Amy's Valley of Humiliation"That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn't he?" said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed."How dare you say so,…

Brewer's: Happy Valley

in Dr. Johnson's tale of Rasselas, is placed in the kingdom of Amhara, and was inaccessible except in one spot through a cave in a rock. It was a Garden of Paradise where resided the…