Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873.
Biographical notes:
William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon.
From the guide to the William P. Abrams collection, 1893-1950, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)
William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon.
He came to Portland in 1851 on a ship with his family and settled in a log cabin at 1st and Jefferson streets. He started a sawmill and was Oregon's first highway contractor, cutting planks for the Valley Plank Road betwen Portland and the Tualatin Valley in 1851. He brought a collection of 1200 books to Portland to start Portland's first library, and his family was very active in civic and cultural affairs. He travelled and sailed extensively and kept a diary of his travels.
From the description of William P. Abrams collection [manuscripts], 1893-1950. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 706476726
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Subjects:
- Ships
- Gold mines and mining
- Mines and mineral resources
- Oregon
- Sawmills
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
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- Yosemite Valley (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Yosemite Valley (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Yosemite Valley (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) (as recorded)
- Oregon (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.) (as recorded)
