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Hood River, Oregon, U.S. The Martin family of Portland, Oregon disappeared in the Columbia River Gorge while on a drive. Six months later the bodies of the two youngest daughters were recovered on the Columbia River, although the whereabouts of the mother, father and eldest daughter remain unsolved. [226] Barbara Martin: 48
Martha Franc Ruggles Bernhard Updike (October 18, 1937 – October 9, 2023) was an American social worker and the widow of author John Updike. She served as a model for several of his fictional characters, including in his story "A Constellation of Events", which was loosely based on the initiation of their relationship.
Martha Ann "Mattie" Gay was born in 1837, the sixth of 12 children of Johan "Ann" Stewart (Evans) Gay and Martin Baker Gay, a farmer. [2] Her father moved the family around several southern states before, in 1851, deciding to emigrate from Springfield, Missouri, to Oregon along the Oregon Trail.
This list of cemeteries in Ogle County, Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
On Saturday January 23, 1943, Train No. 15 left Portland's Union Station after 1 a.m. heading to Los Angeles. [3] The train carried Robert E. Lee Folkes and Martha James, a 21-year old from Norfolk, Virginia, who was following her husband, ENS Richard James—who had departed earlier in the day on a train for troops.
People from Oregon, Illinois (9 P) Pages in category "Oregon, Illinois" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The land Oregon, Illinois was founded on was previously held by the Potawatomi and Winnebago Indian tribes. In fact, later, settlers discovered that the area contained a large number of Indian mounds, most 10–12 feet (3.0–3.7 m) in diameter.
Stronghold Castle or Stronghold Center is located near Oregon, Illinois, atop the limestone bluffs along the Rock River. Designed by Maurice Webster, it was built between 1928 and 1930 by Walter A. Strong, then owner and publisher of the Chicago Daily News. [1] In 1962, the castle and surrounding area were purchased by Presbyterian Church.