Orville Risley Land Claim 1848
Orville Risley files his Provisional Land Claim in Clackamas Co. April 28, 1848
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George Crow Land Claim 1850
Berryman Jennings Land Claim 1851
George Crow Dies 1853
George Crow dies on his land claim April 14, 1853
First Oak Lodge School 1856
A log structure that locals called “the little log schoolhouse”, founded by Orville Risley; it was located at today’s River Rd. & Laurelwood Drive. No photos of this structure are extant. This photo is an example of what it might have looked like.
River Road Surveyed 1856
The survey of “Territorial Road 10”, today’s River Rd., was conducted by Joseph A. Pownall for Clackamas Co. in 1856. The survey pinpointed the exact location of the first school in Oak Lodge. Recorded Sept. 1, 1856
La Roche Library Association 1857
Founded by Orville Risley out of his home in 1857; a subscription library.
2nd Oak Lodge School 1866
The original “Riverside School”; located at River Rd. and River Bluff Ct., on land that much later became part of the Ed Roethe farm. Established Nov. 23, 1866. Photo taken ca. 1885.
Berryman Jennings Dies 1888
Berryman Jennings dies in Jennings Lodge Dec. 22, 1888.
Oak Grove Established 1890
The Oak Grove town site was first platted in 1890 from the original Creighton and Crow donation land claims (DLCs) of the 1840s and 1850s.
3rd Oak Lodge School – Concord 1890
Built on 1 acre sold to School District 28 by Michael & Minerva Oatfield; on today’s Concord Rd. Deed is dated June 11, 1890
Eastside Railway Completed 1893
Electric Railway (Interurban) between Portland and Oregon City is formally opened. “Railway Formally Opened” – headline Feb. 17, 1893
Jacob S. Risley Dies 1902
Jacob Swain Risley, son of Orville Risley and Mary Ball, dies on his farm in Oak Grove. June 22, 1902.
Jennings Lodge Established 1903
Plat of Jennings Lodge dedicated on the Berryman Jennings Donation Land Claim
Oak Grove School 1904
Oak Grove School District forms from “Concord” and builds new school.
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