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Pioneer Kids!
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The Settlers:

Courtesy of Pacific University
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Tabitha Moffatt Brown |
| The path that led west to Oregon country, then a
foreign land, was not an easy one in 1846, when
Tabitha Brown, a 66-year-old widow, made the
journey on the South Road . . . |

Courtesy of CPATSP |
Alvin T. Smith |
| A.T. Smith was the first white settler to stake a land claim in the West Tualatin Plains in 1841. Many pioneers who came to settle in the area found themselves staying in the hospitable cabin of Mr. Smith and his wife Abigail . . . |

Courtesy of Pacific University
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Harvey Clark |
| Harvey Clark was an educator, missionary and one of the first settlers of Forest Grove. A native of Vermont, he moved to the Oregon territories where he participated at the Chamopoeg meetings and helped found Tualatin Academy, which later became Pacific University . . . |

From Eells, Myron. Biography of Rev. G. H. Atkinson. F.W. Baltes, 1893
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George Atkinson |
| George Atkinson was not a settler of Forest Grove, but he certainly played a big part in its history. Mr. Atkinson is credited with creating the Oregon public school system. Read his diary/biography published in 1893 . . |
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The Schools:
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Forest Grove Indian Training School |
| Transcribed verbatim from Harpers Weekly, Volume 26 (No. 1327), May 27, 1882 |
| "Forest Grove, near Portland, Oregon, is the site of an Indian training school, where some very interesting and valuable educational work is going on . . " |
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Old College Hall |
| Old College Hall is the oldest structure in Forest Grove. It represents the earliest foundation of education in the community . . |
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Pacific University |
| Oregon's Pacific University is the oldest chartered university in the West. The Oregon Territorial Legislature granted its original charter as the Tualatin Academy on Sept. 26, 1849 . . |
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The Town:
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A Condensed History |
Almost 140 years ago, the small
community of Carnation was
established not far outside of Forest
Grove . . . |
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