Do you know when Phillip Foster arrived in Oregon? Is Foster Road in Portland named after that family? When I lived in Portland 1957-1961 I knew a ham radio guy Jerry Foster (W7ZF) who was related to the Foster Road Fosters. Cecil Mom wrote: > > phillip foster came to oregon in the spring of 1843. if you are in the area > you should take the time to visit the foster farm. it is open mid june > through the last saturday in september. june /july/august friday through > sunday & september saturday and sunday. hours are 11:00am - 4:00 p.m. it's > really worth the trip. > > jessie foster humphrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:47 PM > Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > > > I have information about the Foster family... will have to dig it out for > > later.... From what I recall, he came to Oregon via Sandwich Islands... > > was it about 1839??? As far as being related to the 1845er Foster > > family, I don't think I have anything that would connect them. Since > > Philip Foster and my g-g-g grandfather Samuel K. Barlow joint ventured in > > the Barlow Road, I know a bit more about this Foster family. I have > > visited the Eagle Creek plaque and stone site mentioned below about > > 1982... > > > > Oregon for the Curious by Ralph Friedman describes Eagle Creek and the > > Foster Farm on p. 98-99, under heading, Historical Tour No. 9: > > Follow US Highway 26 to Sandy, 24 m. Turn R. or South onto O 211. This > > road follows the path of the Oregon Trailers who took the Barlow Cutoff. > > 2.2.m., on R., Sandy Ridge School, an old schoolhouse. Through the > > windows students can see Mt. Hood, horses and meadows. > > 3.5 m., on R, old Eagle Creek School--directly South of modern brick > > school. Note bell tower above entrance. > > 0.1 m., jct., 0 224. > > At jct., on L. a plaque on large boulder legends the site of Philip > > Foster's farm and business enterprise and the end of the extended Barlow > > Road. Foster's large, well-furnished log cabin was located about 50 > > yards back of marker. Thousands of emigrants ate at the Foster > > house--the first white dwelling the early pioneers saw in Oregon. They > > paid 50 cents for a dinner consisting of fresh beefsteak, boiled > > potatoes, cole slaw and hot biscuits, served with tea or coffee. The > > comers turned their stock into the Foster pasture, buying a "cut of hay" > > for their animals. The caravans also could purchase fruit grown in > > Foster's orchard, grain ground at his grist mill, and, starting in 1848, > > two years after he opened to Oregon Trail trade medicines, hardware and > > other supplies at his general store. From Eagle Creek the wagons forded > > the Clackamas River, to the West and continued on toward Oregon City and > > other parts of the Willamette Valley. > > > > Across the road leading to Estacada, and partially hidden by two trees, > > stand three rough-grained, weathered, stone steps, the remains of the > > general store Foster owned, and possibly the oldest remains of any store > > in Oregon. > > > > First house on R beyond stop sign on road leading to Oregon City is > > BURNETT HOUSE, built in 1860. Much of the house has been unaltered. > > Across the road and in front of a house built in 1887 by one of Foster's > > sons, stands oldest lilac bush in state. It was planted in 1844 from a > > stalk of purple lilac Mrs Philip Foster brought around the Horn. The > > lilacs have never failed to bloom. The bush is now more than 35 feet > > high, has a width greater than 40 ft. and in circumference measures more > > than 100 ft. > > Philip Foster and members of his family are buried in a private cemetery > > on a hill above the jct. > > Continue on 0 211. > > 5.4 miles: ESTACADA, etc. etc. etc. > > > > REFERENCE: Ralph Freidman, Oregon for the Curious, c. 1972 Pars > > Publishing Co., Portland, Caxton Printers, Caldwell Idaho 1974; my copy > > 4th printing, 3rd Rev. Ed. Oct. 1976 > > > > Jackie (from state of Washington) > > ================================== > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > ______________________________ -- Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I San Diego CA 92154-3654 mailto:[email protected] ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk See also: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doughouk My Web page menu: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm

I think the Foster Rd in Portland is Foster Blvd. Isn't Eagle Creek a Park up by Bonniville? It was when I was growing up. Leta in Sunny Daly City, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Cecil Houk <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 5:37 PM Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > Do you know when Phillip Foster arrived in Oregon? Is Foster Road in > Portland named after that family? When I lived in Portland 1957-1961 > I knew a ham radio guy Jerry Foster (W7ZF) who was related to the Foster > Road Fosters. > > Cecil > > > Mom wrote: > > > > phillip foster came to oregon in the spring of 1843. if you are in the area > > you should take the time to visit the foster farm. it is open mid june > > through the last saturday in september. june /july/august friday through > > sunday & september saturday and sunday. hours are 11:00am - 4:00 p.m. it's > > really worth the trip. > > > > jessie foster humphrey > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:47 PM > > Subject: Re: Foster Farm..Eagle Creek > > > > > I have information about the Foster family... will have to dig it out for > > > later.... From what I recall, he came to Oregon via Sandwich Islands... > > > was it about 1839??? As far as being related to the 1845er Foster > > > family, I don't think I have anything that would connect them. Since > > > Philip Foster and my g-g-g grandfather Samuel K. Barlow joint ventured in > > > the Barlow Road, I know a bit more about this Foster family. I have > > > visited the Eagle Creek plaque and stone site mentioned below about > > > 1982... > > > > > > Oregon for the Curious by Ralph Friedman describes Eagle Creek and the > > > Foster Farm on p. 98-99, under heading, Historical Tour No. 9: > > > Follow US Highway 26 to Sandy, 24 m. Turn R. or South onto O 211. This > > > road follows the path of the Oregon Trailers who took the Barlow Cutoff. > > > 2.2.m., on R., Sandy Ridge School, an old schoolhouse. Through the > > > windows students can see Mt. Hood, horses and meadows. > > > 3.5 m., on R, old Eagle Creek School--directly South of modern brick > > > school. Note bell tower above entrance. > > > 0.1 m., jct., 0 224. > > > At jct., on L. a plaque on large boulder legends the site of Philip > > > Foster's farm and business enterprise and the end of the extended Barlow > > > Road. Foster's large, well-furnished log cabin was located about 50 > > > yards back of marker. Thousands of emigrants ate at the Foster > > > house--the first white dwelling the early pioneers saw in Oregon. They > > > paid 50 cents for a dinner consisting of fresh beefsteak, boiled > > > potatoes, cole slaw and hot biscuits, served with tea or coffee. The > > > comers turned their stock into the Foster pasture, buying a "cut of hay" > > > for their animals. The caravans also could purchase fruit grown in > > > Foster's orchard, grain ground at his grist mill, and, starting in 1848, > > > two years after he opened to Oregon Trail trade medicines, hardware and > > > other supplies at his general store. From Eagle Creek the wagons forded > > > the Clackamas River, to the West and continued on toward Oregon City and > > > other parts of the Willamette Valley. > > > > > > Across the road leading to Estacada, and partially hidden by two trees, > > > stand three rough-grained, weathered, stone steps, the remains of the > > > general store Foster owned, and possibly the oldest remains of any store > > > in Oregon. > > > > > > First house on R beyond stop sign on road leading to Oregon City is > > > BURNETT HOUSE, built in 1860. Much of the house has been unaltered. > > > Across the road and in front of a house built in 1887 by one of Foster's > > > sons, stands oldest lilac bush in state. It was planted in 1844 from a > > > stalk of purple lilac Mrs Philip Foster brought around the Horn. The > > > lilacs have never failed to bloom. The bush is now more than 35 feet > > > high, has a width greater than 40 ft. and in circumference measures more > > > than 100 ft. > > > Philip Foster and members of his family are buried in a private cemetery > > > on a hill above the jct. > > > Continue on 0 211. > > > 5.4 miles: ESTACADA, etc. etc. etc. > > > > > > REFERENCE: Ralph Freidman, Oregon for the Curious, c. 1972 Pars > > > Publishing Co., Portland, Caxton Printers, Caldwell Idaho 1974; my copy > > > 4th printing, 3rd Rev. Ed. Oct. 1976 > > > > > > Jackie (from state of Washington) > > > ================================== > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > ______________________________ > > -- > Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I > San Diego CA 92154-3654 > mailto:[email protected] > ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON > Searchable GEDCOM: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk > See also: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=doughouk > My Web page menu: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm >