Sept 7, 2013, The Crew 2 at Elliff DLC
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Title
Sept 7, 2013, The Crew 2 at Elliff DLC
Description
A photograph from September 7th, 2013 of the crew (John and Jan Meranda (husband and wife), Scott McGrew and Oregon Black Pioneers VP Gwen Carr (siblings), Jennene Johns (owner of the Ranch along with husband Dale Johns), Historian Bob Zybach, Author Jane Kirkpatrick, husband Jerry Kirkpatrick and Roxanne) in Stephens Cemetery. Letitia's gravestone rests in Stephens Cemetery near Myrtle Creek in Douglas County, Oregon. Benjamin Stephens had a Land Claim nearby and the cemetery is named for him and was on his property. He likely had a relation to Letitia and Jack, giving her a major tombstone and a prominent position in his graveyard. The distance from Letitia’s home on Soap Creek to the Hardy Elliff cabin (Johns Ranch in present-day Azalea), where the Nidey’s first camped, is about 160 miles, or about one week’s travel at that time. The route taken was the main road from Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River and has been known at various times in its history as the California Trail, the South Road of the Oregon Trail, the Scott-Applegate Trail, and Territorial Road. Now it is mostly I-5 and 99-W. The Elliff Donation Land Claim is central to Letitia Carson's story and sits nearby Myrtle Creek, and her long-time Douglas County home.
Creator
Bob Zybach
Source
Bob Zybach Personal Collection
Publisher
LCLP
Date
2013-09-07
Contributor
Bob Zybach
Rights
Copyright: Bob Zybach
Relation
From a series of photos taken by historian Bob Zybach on September 7th, 2013 at Elliff Cabin, where Letitia lived and worked after leaving David Carson's estate and in the Stephens Graveyard along South Myrtle Creek, a few miles west of her long-time Douglas County home.
Format
JPEG image
Type
Photograph
Identifier
Elliff DLC 2013 -15
Coverage
Stephens Graveyard, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County Oregon
Collection
Citation
Bob Zybach, “Sept 7, 2013, The Crew 2 at Elliff DLC,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed April 24, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/138.