Download or read book Commemorative Coin Oregon Trail written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An act to authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the heroism of the fathers and mothers who traversed the Oregon trail to the far west with great hardship, daring and loss of life, which not only resulted in adding new states to the union but earned a well-deserved and imperishable fame for the pioneers; to honor the 20,000 dead that lie buried in unknown graves along 2,000 miles of that great highway of history; to rescue the various important points along the old trail from oblivion; and to commemorate by suitable monuments, memorial or otherwise, the tragic events associated with that emigration--erecting them either along the trail itself or elsewhere, in localities appropriate for the purpose, including the city of Washington.
Download or read book COMMEMORATIVE COIN OREGON TRAIL written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (69) H.R. 8306.
Download or read book The Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar 1926 1939 written by Bert Webber and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commemorative Coin Oregon Trail written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commemorative Coin Oregon Trail written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An act to authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the heroism of the fathers and mothers who traversed the Oregon trail to the far west with great hardship, daring and loss of life, which not only resulted in adding new states to the union but earned a well-deserved and imperishable fame for the pioneers; to honor the 20,000 dead that lie buried in unknown graves along 2,000 miles of that great highway of history; to rescue the various important points along the old trail from oblivion; and to commemorate by suitable monuments, memorial or otherwise, the tragic events associated with that emigration--erecting them either along the trail itself or elsewhere, in localities appropriate for the purpose, including the city of Washington.
Download or read book Saving the Oregon Trail written by Dennis M. Larsen and published by Washington State University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ezra Meeker lived ninety-eight highly productive years. At times endearing and captivating, he could also be exasperating and irrational. Once he committed to a cause, he was an unabashed promoter. Meeker devoted his final three decades to commemorating the Oregon Trail. A part of his story no one has previously told, this volume begins in 1901 and completes an epic biography. One of Washington Territory’s earliest pioneers, Meeker first came west on the overland trail in 1852. He became a Puyallup community builder, agricultural tycoon, and world traveler before hop lice and the Panic of 1893 devoured his fortune. He dallied in mining and joined the Klondike gold rush, spending four years as a Yukon store proprietor. At age 75 he trekked east over the Oregon Trail with oxen and a covered wagon, setting markers along the way, and became a national celebrity. He visited New York, Washington, DC, and the White House, and managed to convince regular citizens, the rich and famous, governors, legislators, and even three U.S. presidents to support his trail preservation schemes. Never one to shy away from adventure, his other exploits included publishing books, lecture tours, additional Oregon Trail expeditions (one in a bi-plane), attending the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, experimenting with motion pictures, founding societies, cruising in what may have been the first motorized RV, performing in a Wild West show, and roaming the country selling commemorative coins. In the end, Meeker’s extraordinary efforts were crucial to saving the trail.
Download or read book Oregon Trail written by Oregon Trail Memorial Association and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pamphlets on the Oregon Trail and the Covered Wagon Centennial Not Separately Cataloged written by Oregon Trail Memorial Association, inc., New York and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saving Oregon Trail written by Dennis M. Larsen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Much has been written about Ezra Meeker, most of it by Meeker himself. Despite the paper trail he left behind, no one has yet written his comprehensive biography. In this, the last of three volumes on Meeker, Larsen examines the pioneer's most enduring legacy-his grand and much publicized promotion of the Oregon Trail"--.
Download or read book Historical Arrangement of United States Commemorative Coins written by Charles W. Foster and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bicentennial Coinage Commemorative Medals Commemorative Coins Grants to Eisenhower College from Coinage Receipts written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oregon Trail written by Oregon Trail Memorial Association and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Commemorative Coins written by Arlie R. Slabaugh and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commemorative Medals and Coins Legislation written by United States Congress. House. Banking and Currency Committee and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Materials Relating to the Covered Wagon Centennial Celebration Sponsored by the Oregon Trail Memorial Association written by Oregon Trail Memorial Association and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection includes: printed bifolium - "Oregon Trail Memorial Association Centenary Celebration, April 10, 1930 - December 29, 1930" ; mimeographed typescript page - "Tentative bibliography on the pioneering of the west issued by Oregon Trail Memorial Association ... for Covered Wagon Centennial, April 10th, to December 29th, 1930" (2 copies) ; mimeographed typescript page - "The Covered Wagon Centennial: a plan to honor our pioneers promoted by the Oregon Trail Memorial Association" ; mimeographed typescript page - "Observance of the Covered-Wagon Centennial by the president of the United States of America: a proclamation" ; mimeographed typescript essay (4 p.) - "Covered Wagon Centennial ... America's historical opportunity by Dr. Howard R. Driggs, professor of English Teaching, New York University and President Oregon Trail Memorial Association" ; mimeographed typescript page - "Important dates, Covered Wagon Centennial ..." ; mimeographed typescript page - "Covered Wagon Centennial ... in compliance with the letter of Superintendent O'Shea to superintendents and principals, Dr. Howard R. Driggs, president of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association, makes the following suggestion ..." ; offprint of article, "A covered wagon centennial" from The Sun, Saturday, March 22, 1930 ; 2 copies of poster - "Celebrating the Covered Wagon Centennial" (from the Journal of the National Education Association) ; broadside - "Covered Wagon Centennial, by proclamation of President Herbert Hoover ... honor the pioneers of the west ..." (with map: "Historic landmarks of the Oregon Trail") ; circular - "Oregon Trail: a plan to honor the pioneers / issued by the Oregon Trail Memorial Association..."
Download or read book Laws Authorizing Issuance of Medals and Commemorative Coins written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The George Washington Commemorative Coin Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
