McClure, John
Variant namesJohn McClure was an Oregon pioneer who owned a land claim that, together with the adjacent claim of John Shively, became the center of Astoria, Oregon.
Herbert Leonard and John Green went on to found the company Northwest Natural, one of the major natural gas distributors in the pacific northwest.
(Source:https://www.nwnatural.com/AboutNWNatural/TheCompany/Overview)
From the guide to the John McClure land sale agreement, October 27, 1853-May 1, 1854, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
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| referencedIn | The Bruno Walter papers, ca. 1887-ca. 1966 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
| referencedIn | H.L. Mencken papers, 1905-1956 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Los Angeles County Prefecture Records | The Huntington Library | |
| referencedIn | George Abernethy Papers, 1833-1905 | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | John McClure land sale agreement, October 27, 1853-May 1, 1854 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Burd-Shippen Papers, 1708-1792 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIe. 1845-1865. | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (bulk 1820-1888) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Leonard Bernstein Collection, circa 1900-1994, (bulk 1933-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Vera Zorina papers, 1910-2001 (inclusive), 1933-2001 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
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| associatedWith | Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 | person |
| associatedWith | Burd, James, 1726-1793 | person |
| correspondedWith | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 | person |
| associatedWith | Mason, Daniel Gregory, 1873-1953 | person |
| associatedWith | Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 | person |
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| associatedWith | Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962 | person |
| correspondedWith | Zorina, Vera. | person |
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