Historical Images of Oregon State University
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William F. Dixon

Date
  • 1870 circa
Inscription
  • "William F. Dixon who, with J.C. Avery, owned the land now included in the city of Corvallis. Dixon owned the donation land claim composing the northern half of Corvallis and Avery the southern half. Division into town lots was made in 1851. In 1848, Dixon built the first ferry south of Salem across the Willamette river. His first wife, Julia A. Rounds, Indiana, was the first white lady to reside in Corvallis. Cyrus Dixon was the first white child to be born in Corvallis."
Subject
Work Type
Location
Identifier
  • HC1170
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 03/08/2017
Modified
  • 12/02/2022
Collections

APA

Historical Images of Oregon State University, Oregon State University. (21 Mar 2025). William F. Dixon Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719p46g

MLA

Historical Images of Oregon State University, Oregon State University. "William F. Dixon" Oregon Digital. 21 Mar 2025. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719p46g

Chicago

Historical Images of Oregon State University, Oregon State University. "William F. Dixon" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-03-21. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719p46g

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719p46g | title= William F. Dixon |author= |accessdate= 2025-03-21 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Pioneers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85102313
2 photographic prints http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300127104
3 Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5720727/
4 Harriet's Photograph Collection, 1868-1996 (P HC) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_hc
5 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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