This original fictional story was part fact and part fiction. The dead attorney in the field at Red Soils did occur as the Oregon City News reported. The flood waters crested and swamped the city. I was there for all of it. It was an amazing time in my life, full of amazing people. 
Oregon City Firsts

Oregon City is not a stranger to murder and violence. Since it is the oldest city in the American West, then this should be no surprise. After all, it built the first jail in 1844. The other firsts were:

  • Christian churches (1840)
  • 300 book circulating library (1842)
  • Provisional government (1843)
  • Newspaper called The Spectator (1846)
  • Money - the Oregon Exchange Company minted $5 and $10 "beaver coin" gold pieces (1849)
  • Plat filed for the City of San Francisco (1850)

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