Joel Plamer 1810-1881
Palmer traveled to the Oregon Country in 1845. He played a central role in blazing the last leg of the Oregon Trail, the Barlow Road, with Sam Barlow and others. Specifically, Palmer is noted for having climbed high on Mount Hood to observe the surrounding area when the party ran into difficulty. He wrote a popular immigrant guidebook, co-founded Dayton, Oregon, and served as a controversial Indian Affairs administrator. After Oregon became a state, Palmer served in both branches of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. He was selected as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives for one session in 1862, and in 1870 lost a bid to become Governor of Oregon.
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- Lived from 1810 to 1881
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Journal of Travels: Over the Oregon Trail in 1845 by Joel Palmer
Provides equipment guidance and comprehensive route information for those crossing the Oregon Trail. The publication also has a general description of the Oregon Country, a detailed description of the Willamette Valley, and includes a copy of the Organic Laws of Oregon adopted by settlers at the Champoeg Meetings
[4], iv, 9-189, [3] pages ; 21 cm.
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Joel Palmer papers
The Joel Palmer Papers comprise correspondence, official records of the Oregon Superintendency, U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, documents relating to the Siletz Indian Reservation, and miscellaneous papers. The collection includes a notebook documenting the 1847 publication of Palmer's Journal of Travels over the Rocky Mountains, his account of his 1845 journey to Oregon.
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