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Henry Heppner
Henry Heppner (c. 1831 – February 16, 1905) was a prominent Jewish-American civil leader and entrepreneur in eastern Oregon. Heppner, Oregon, was named in his honor. Early life Heppner was born near Zerkow, Prussia, in present-day Żerków, Poland. Sources differ on his precise birth year with at least three dates given—1825, 1831, and 1843. Heppner's headstone in the Beth Israel Cemetery (Portland, Oregon), Beth Israel Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, lists his birth year as 1831. Conversely, the 1880 U.S. Census lists him as 38 at the time of the census, suggesting he was born c. 1842–43. Yet still, a final source states that Heppner himself didn't know his birth year. Heppner emigrated with most of his family from Prussia to the United States c. 1849 most likely via Hamburg, Germany. Heppner's emigration dates from Prussia also differ; one source states he emigrated as early as 1849. Other sources suggest 1855 or 1858."Reminiscence: Elinor Cohn Shank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner is a city in, and the county seat of, Morrow County, Oregon, United States. As of 2010, the population was 1,291. Heppner is part of the Pendleton-Hermiston Micropolitan Area. Heppner is named after Henry Heppner, a prominent Jewish-American businessman. History Native American settlement Native Americans lived and traveled along the land between the Columbia Gorge and the Blue Mountains for more than 10,000 years prior to European-American settlement. Ancient petroglyphs have been found approximately 45 miles (72 km.) north of Heppner in Irrigon and Boardman. In 1855, the U.S. Government and the predominant tribes in the region—the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla—signed a treaty whereby the tribes gave up, or ceded, to the United States more than 6.4 million acres in what is now northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. European-American settlement Prior to Heppner's founding in 1872, European-American ranchers used the area as sheep and cattle range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
