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Earliest Settlers Came to Oregon in 1837
A county history from 1887 notes David Goble and family with a young aide named Sweet settled in section 28 in 1837. Astoria near Goble’s claim was planned as county seat, and the first court met at the Goble mansion. Astoria failed to grow after the county seat moved to Washington, and the town faded into a modest claim. The text also covers Ainsworth’s 1830s rail era, church foundations, and early civic life.
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Ainsworth
Astoria
Oregon Township
David Goble
Sweet
Oregon
Gohble
Goble
Washington
D. H. Ainsworth
Easter
T. J. Easter
George Easter
J. L. L. Terry
Samuel Stevens
John Marsden
William Marsden
Thomas Cousthurst
Mr. Terry
Slaughter
Hil, Randolph & Hughes