Cyrus Walker Papers

Epic poem titled 'Blazing The Oregon Trail' written by Cyrus Walker in honor of the Lewis and Clark Centennial

Cyrus Walker was the oldest son of the early Oregon Territory missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. He grew up at Tshimakain in the 1830s-40s, where he learned the native Spokane language. After joining the U.S. army during the Civil War and then attempting to make a living as a farmer, he became a teacher at the Warm Springs Indian Agency. These letters, documents and clippings shed light on his experiences as a missionary, a soldier, a pioneer and a teacher at Warm Springs. This collection was donated to Pacific University by Betty Thorne, a descendant of the Walkers.

Walker, Cyrus Hamlin

Cyrus Walker Binder 2

PUA_MS102_1900_2.pdf

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Donated by Betty Thorn, Walker Family descendant.

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