Postcard LOT of 16 Ezra Meeker Oregon Trail unused in 4-pocket sleeves w/history

Description: Postcard LOT of 16 Ezra Meeker Oregon Trail unused in 4-pocket sleeves w/history Cards in excellent condition, unused. Please see photos. Ezra Morgan Meeker[a] (December 29, 1830 – December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Once known as the "Hop King of the World", he was the first mayor of Puyallup, Washington. Meeker was born in Butler County, Ohio, to Jacob and Phoebe Meeker. His family relocated to Indiana when he was a boy. He married Eliza Jane Sumner in 1851; the following year the couple, with their newborn son and Ezra's brother, set out for the Oregon Territory, where land could be claimed and settled on. Although they endured hardships on the Trail in the journey of nearly six months, the entire party survived the trek. Meeker and his family briefly stayed near Portland, then journeyed north to live in the Puget Sound region. They settled at what is now Puyallup in 1862, where Meeker grew hops for use in brewing beer. By 1887, his business had made him wealthy, and his wife built a large mansion for the family. In 1891, an infestation of hop aphids destroyed his crops and took much of his fortune. He later tried his hand at a number of ventures, and made four largely unsuccessful trips to the Klondike, taking groceries and hoping to profit from the gold rush. For lots more Ezra Meeker history, go to: www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Ezra+Meeker

Price: 21 USD

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

End Time: 2024-12-18T21:54:49.000Z

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