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"Short History of the Little Nestucca River Valley and Its Early Pioneers" written about South Tillamook County, Oregon
The page below was written by Mrs. Hardy Rock (Alexandria LEY Rock) and published in 1949. NVMS students have retyped her history so that many may read it. Although some punctuation errors have been corrected the text remains as written by Mrs. Rock.
Note that Alexandria LEY Rock's "Short History of the Little Nestucca River Valley and Its Early Pioneers" has been republished in book form as of January 2007 and is now being offered for sale by the Tillamook County Historical Society!
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(All but the last three paragraphs on this page were typed by student, Kenny, during the spring of 2002. The remainder was typed and edited by Dean Bones.)
Stella Falls, first named "Estella Falls" by Martin Mauritzen who homesteaded the farm surrounding the falls. He erected a large sign on which was "Estella Falls".
Proposal Rock, named by Mrs. Henry Page (Sarah) because her daughter Della, and Charlie Gage became engaged while on its summit.
Burley Rock, named by Mrs. Sarah Page a man named Burley was trapped on it all night with a high tide while high tide while he was out on it fishing. This rock sets east of the rocks at extreme end of the beach where mussels are abundant.
Known near and far as "The Cherry Orchard", it was planted in an early day by Charles Barnhart on his homestead located on the east side of Nestucca Bay some distance north of the cannery site. This orchard bore beautifully and though there was no road to it, fishermen and distant neighbors often raided it. After the death of the Barnhart family, the trees were broken down during cherry seasons and the "orchard" which had become a landmark was finally obliterated.
The Barnhart family were quiet, seclusive people consisting of Charles Barnhart, his wife, Martha Cody Barnhart and their son, Walter. Martha Cody Barnhart was a sister of the father of "Buffalo Bill". She died in 1889, her husband preceding here in 1888.
Walter Barnhart greatly resembled his cousin "Buffalo Bill" and wore his hair in a long braid ending in a curl down his back. He disappeared while on a trip into Canada.
Mrs. Olive Cody Cleghorn (another Aunt of Buffalo Bill) with her husband, Robert Cleghorn, lived for a while in our locality many years ago. They rest beside beside the graves of Charles and Martha Cody Barnhart in our cemetery.
The only registered midwife in our community was Mrs. Amanda Kimball, grandmother of Mrs. Maud Hellenbrand Kinman. She was a widow pensioner of the war of 1812 one of the few living in Oregon at that time.
All maternity cases were handled in the home. It was the custom for a neighbor woman to assist the husband during the birth; no charge being made for the kindly help. Mesdames Delilia Foster, Condessa Porter, Sarah Bozley, Mary Dawson, Clara Fletcher, and Mrs. Jerome Franklin were often called.
Mrs. Farmer, who lived near Beaver, came horseback to Oretown to assist in a few cases. She forded the Little Nestucca River at Meda.
Mrs. Jane Bozley Franklin, wife of Frank Franklin, gave firth, at the age of sixteen years, to a large son while alone on a farm on the south fork of the LIttle Nestucca River. She cared for herself and the child unaided.
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