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Temperance Mission Across Oregon and Washington Territory
A firsthand account from 1867 details Good Templar organizing drives across Pacific counties, small towns, and frontier settlements. It recounts lectures in Monticello, Oysterville, Port Townsend, and Coupeville, forming lodges like Ocean Wave and Beacon amid harsh weather, storms, and opposition from saloon culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templars
C. Beal
Quteber
St. Melons
Monti
Monticillo
Jackson's
Pumphrey’s
Cowlits Prairie
Jackson Darton
M. Chappellier
Bay Station
Hue
Astoria
Good Templars
Principe
San Francisco
Ocean Wave Lodge
Reguli
Johnson
Braceport
Rose
Willopa
Pacific County
W. T
Olympia
Pas m
Libby
Seattle
Utealady
Utmalady van Aang
Craney
Coupeville
Whidby’s Island
Coupe
Fay
Port Townsend
Port Discovery
Mill Company
Port
Washington Territory
Court House
Hmhiae ' Ile
Sehome
Jake Oxitog
SM Yars
Whatcom
Frazariver
Featle
Detios Featle
Torrie
Makilteo
Oursingood Templars
Anderson
Grand
Monticello
Elowing
Stansea
Preeport
Catlin's
Ostrander
Cowlits
Columbia Rivers
St Helens
Oregon
Mr. Tackelberry
Rainier
Aloioet
The
Columbia
Raider
Carr
Goble's Creek
St. [Jelene
Mone
Kenocil G. Adams