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Ezra Meeker

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Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail

United StatesHistorical FiguresLived 1830 to 1928 · aged 97
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Ezra Morgan Meeker was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth.

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Drawing of Meeker delivering a newspaper to Henry Ward BeecherDrawing of Meeker delivering a newspaper to Henry Ward BeecherThe eastern half of Meeker's migration, as far as Fort LaramieThe eastern half of Meeker's migration, as far as Fort LaramieThe western half of Meeker's migrationThe western half of Meeker's migrationMeeker's cabin at KalamaMeeker's cabin at KalamaMeeker at age 23 in 1854Meeker at age 23 in 1854Meeker, circa 1880Meeker, circa 1880The domain of the Hop KingThe domain of the Hop King

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Ezra Morgan Meeker was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Once known as the "Hop King of the World", he was the first mayor of Puyallup, Washington.

Country
United States
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1928 · aged 97
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18 languages

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