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First Civil Government Formed in Oregon 1843
FX Matthieu, survivor of the Wolf Meetings, attends the 61st anniversary of Oregon’s first provisional government at Champoeg. T. G. Geer presides. William Gallower delivers the oration. the gathering recalls the 4 delegates who voted to form U S territorial government amid wolf-caused hardships and French Canadian involvement.
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