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Georgiana Burton Pittock
Georgiana Burton Pittock (November 14, 1845 – June 12, 1918), was an Oregon pioneer and community leader based in Portland, Oregon. She founded the Portland Rose Society in 1888. The society's annual rose show grew into a rose parade and pageant by 1906, and was the foundation for the Portland Rose Festival. Pittock was actively involved in charities and cultural organizations in Portland from the 1870s through the early 1900s. Early life Pittock was born in 1845 in Clarke County, Missouri. Her family emigrated from Missouri to Oregon in 1854, traveling by wagon on the Oregon Trail. According to Burton family lore, young Georgiana was picked up by local Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, when she became separated from her party while crossing the plains. She was returned to her family along with an offer to purchase the girl, which the family declined. The family continued on to Oregon without further mishap. When they reached Oregon, the family i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark County, Missouri
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,634. Its county seat is Kahoka. The county was organized December 16, 1836 and named for William Clark, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and later Governor of Missouri Territory. Clark County is part of the Fort Madison– Keokuk, IA- IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Missouri folklorist Margot Ford McMillen wrote that early settlers were attracted by Clark County's good and inexpensive agricultural land. One section was called "Bit Nation" because land was sold there for just twelve and one-half cents ("one bit" of a Spanish dollar) an acre. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. Adjacent counties *Van Buren County, Iowa (north) *Lee County, Iowa (northeast) *Hancock County, Illinois (east) * Lewis County (south) * Knox County (southwest) * Scotland County ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
