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1860s Sauvie Island
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“A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by future descendants”
Lord Macaulay
(a British Historian and Politician 1800-1859)
ABBREVIATIONS
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CCCH
Columbia County Courthouse
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CCHSQ
Columbia County Historical Society Quarterly
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CCM
Columbia County Museum
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CL
Central Library, Portland, Oregon
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CLCHM
Clark County Historical Museum
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DLC
Donation Land Claim
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FHC
Family History Center. (St. Helens, Or. only)
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GFO
Genealogical Society of Oregon
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NFI No further information
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OHS
Oregon Historical Society
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OMM
Oregon Maritime Museum
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RKT
Roger Knowles Thompson
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SCPL
Scappoose Public Library
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SPL
Seattle Public Library
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VCL
Vancouver Public Library
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