History Mystery Photo The Dalles Chronicle January 11, 2004 [Text Only] Congratulations to Michael Glover, the lone sleuth who was able to identify the scene as A shot of the “downtown” section of the former community of Kingsley [Oregon], once Located about seven miles south of Dufur. The town was platted in 1893, about the time This photo was taken, but never incorporated. At one time, Kingsley boasted a store, blacksmith shop, saloon and other buildings and It was on the main highway from The Dalles to California, but when U.S. 197 was built, It bypassed the town. That, and the choice of the Great Southern Railroad to extend Its line to Friend instead of Kingsley, caused the town to wither. The name Kingsley came at the suggestion of The Dalles postmaster, Elizabeth Wilson, Who had been reading “Westward, Ho!” a book by Anglican clergyman, teacher and Writer Charles Kingsley, which was much admired at the time. According to the Wasco County Historical Society, the photo shows “Carl Roth, Dan Roule, Bill Roth, Jack D., George Hillgren, and, in cart, Jim Thrall and Boynton.” We also ran an ad from 1923, featuring Spickerman Bros, Plumbing. We weren’t Expecting any response to that, but Bill Elton called and said that the Spickerman Brothers were George and Art, and he was familiar with the family because he’d Married George’s daughter Helen, and that Helen’s sister Shirley became Shirley Sawyer. For photo queries, contact Rodger Nichols 541-506-4603; [email protected] or fax: 541-298-1365. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to choose, serve, and enjoy wine at Wine @ MSN. http://wine.msn.com/