I'm sorry, Foster Road is Foster Road. There is no Foster Blvd in Portland. Leta D Christiansen wrote: > > 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! 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