Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873.
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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| creatorOf | Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873. William P. Abrams collection [manuscripts], 1893-1950. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Corbitt, Eleta Lavina Abrams, 1899-. Eleta remembers : part I, 1899-1918, 1979. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | William P. Abrams collection, 1893-1950 | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873. William Penn Abrams diary, 1849-1851. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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Birth 1820
Death 1873
