EXHIBIT #1--BAKER CITY, 717 historic photos.
Courthouse, 3rd. Col. Edward Dickison Baker Day.
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| Object ID |
1981.1.678 |
| Description |
Courthouse, third. Col. Edward Dickison Baker Day.
Baker City and Baker County were named for Dickison. In 1860 Dickison became Oregon's first senator. He died in 1861 in the battle of Balls Bluff at the beginning of the Civil War. He was the only member of Congress to lose his life in the conflict. He was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln and the one who introduced him at his presidential inauguration.
At the top of the arch with covered wagon going through: "Col. Edward Dickison. Orator. Statesman. Warrior." |
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3rd, 1995 |
| Early Date |
1909 |
| Late Date |
1920 |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: Credit Baker County Library, Baker City, Oregon
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Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St., Baker City, Oregon 97814
Ph. 541-523-6419 www.bakerlib.org
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Last modified on: October 27, 2006
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