Ascent of Mount Hood : September 4, 1866 circa 1866-1889

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Ascent of Mount Hood : September 4, 1866 circa 1866-1889

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Manuscript copy of a letter from George Henry Atkinson to the editor of the Oregonian, 14 pp, circa 1866-1889, regarding his trip to the summit of Mount Hood on September 4, 1866. Atkinson was a missionary, educator, scientist, and publicist, and is considered the father of Oregon's public school system.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Atkinson, G. H.

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Atkinson, G. H. (George Henry), 1819-1889

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George H. Atkinson, a Congregational minister in the Pacific Northwest, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1843 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1846. Unable to accept an appointment to a mission in Africa because he had not yet been ordained, he sailed to Oregon by way of Hawaii with his wife, arriving in 1848. Atkinson originally settled in Oregon City. He prepared the first public school law in Oregon and helped plan for the forming of Pacific University. In 1963, he became pastor of...