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Cornelius McGillicuddy Part I – Immigration, Homesteading, Early Spokane, WWI, and the Great Northern Railroad

Part I traces the immigration and homesteading of Cornelius’ parents and family and his World War I and Great Northern Railroad early years

The “Little Known” Story of Oliver Perry Meeker Brother of the Famous Ezra Meeker

A brutal Iowa winter, the opportunity for a better life, and the lure of free land enticed Ezra and Jane Meeker along with Ezra’s brother Oliver Perry Meeker to make the journey to the Oregon Territory on the Oregon Trail…

Spangle, Washington: Originally an 1800s Farming Town along the Famous Mullan Road

Spangle, WA, founded in the 1800s, a historic Mullan Road stop, homesteading hub, railroad town, gateway to the Palouse, with a pioneer past and frontier heritage.

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