Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker
Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker is a historic site in Washington, Oregon. Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker is situated nearby to Vanderzanden Reservoir, as well as near Sunset Log Pond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals and Old Scotch Church.
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
Museum
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The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is a non-profit museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Located just north of the Sunset Highway on the northern edge of Hillsboro, the earth science museum is in the Portland metropolitan area. Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is situated 1 mile east of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker.
Old Scotch Church
Church
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The Old Scotch Church, also known as the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church, is a church and national historic site located in an unincorporated part of Washington County, Oregon, near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Old Scotch Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker.
Sunset Air Strip
Airstrip
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Sunset Air Strip is a private airport located one mile southwest of North Plains in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is managed by Roth Development Corp, which is owned by the neighbors. Sunset Air Strip is situated 2 miles northwest of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Plains and Helvetia.
North Plains
Village
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North Plains is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, off U.S. 26 on the northwest outskirts of the Portland metropolitan area. The population was 3,441 at the 2020 census. North Plains is situated 2 miles northwest of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker.
Helvetia
Village
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Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon and part of the Portland metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded the population as 600,372, making it the second most populous county in the state and the most populous "Washington… Helvetia is situated 3 miles northeast of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker.
West Union
Quarter
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West Union is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1851, the community had the first school district in the county; it also contains the oldest cemetery in the state and the oldest Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains. West Union is situated 4 miles east of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker.
Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker
- Type: Information
- Inscription: “This marks the land claim of Joseph L. Meek, famed and unlettered ‘mountain man,’ who arrived in 1840 after driving from Fort Hall to Walla Walla in the first wagon on that part of the Oregon Trail. He was a founder of the Provisional Government; served a”
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.57787° or 45° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
-122.97016° or 122° 58′ 13″ westOpen location code
84QVH2HH+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 8385714026OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vanderzanden Reservoir and Sunset Ridge Park.
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