Fern Hobbs and the Snake River Showdown | Oregon Experience
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- čas přidán 21. 10. 2019
- On New Year’s Day 1914 Oregon Governor Oswald West sent his private secretary on a mission to shut down a lawless town. The wild West meets the remarkable Fern Hobbs In one of the most bizarre chapters in Oregon’s history.
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Definitely need to make a movie of her life.
It wasn’t “Baker City” in those days. It was just “Baker.”
too funny.....what a hardass
What an interesting story.
My mother grew up on the Snake River in Hells Canyon at Homestead in the 30s. Her last name was Baker. Granddad was a minor and builder. They both had very colorful stories of those days. My granddads sister my Aunt Dorris owned the Pine store and gas station as well a mobile home park. Love this story.
My mom's grandma's name was Fannie Mae Baker. She was born in Illinois and settled in Washington. Her parents were Moses Baker and Catherine Nelson.
She married Edgar Russell Vinecore, and they had my great grandfather, Frank Russell Vinecore.
Either Edgar or Frank, I can't remember which, opened a saloon and grocery in Waterville, WA in the early 1900s.
History is a blast from the past!
@@lindakay9552 Well Thats 2 synchronicities. My brother lived in Waterville, WA, back in the mid 70s.
@timkellysr1102 That's creepy. Waterville is still TINY to this day. My mom's and my dad's family have been here since early 1800s. Could easily be related.
It's curious that you mention your mom growing up on Snake River.
Fannie Mae Baker was my 2nd great grandma on my mom's side.
But I also have a 3rd great grandma on my dad's side, who actally traversed the whole Oregon Trail, and Washington, Idaho, and Montana several times in her life. I'll just paste what I found about her.
"Margaret Ellen White, born 1849, Morgan, Missouri. I have good photographs of her as an older woman, which I have digitally colorized and retouched. She had grey eyes and long silver-blonde hair. But her features were "gaunt." There is a remarkable written history about her family having set out from Princeton, MO on May 4, 1862. They left with 150 other wagons. Margaret age 13, and her brother age 11, drove behind the herd of oxen that her mother and step-dad were leading. Their party was attached on the Snake River, but my family made it all the way to Walla-Walla, WA. Margaret was married that year. My 3rd great grandpa left for Montana to prospect. She stayed and gave birth to their first son. The following August, she hired two boys about age 18 to travel with her to Montana. She drove 17 head of cattle, while carrying her son in the saddle in front of her. From Waitsburg, WA. to Beartown, MT., making the trip in 18 days. She outlived her parents, siblings, and my 3rd great grandfather, William Periman, who died from being kicked in the stomach by a horse. She had 14 children and had 79 grandchildren by the time she was 71. She died in 1931 at the age of 82. She spent her last few years keeping house for family in Washington and Montana. "
Terrific story and quite a gal.
Observation: In the end, the town dies 2 years later. Not a happy ending for them.
Little was said about how she likely was unable to be married or have children due to the times she lived in. You could serve as she did but only if you never got pregnant.
And chances are she did forego sex as she was a moralist and wouldn't have consumated until her wedding night.
An amazing woman ❤️
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Disney should to a movie on this.
PBS has tons of specials about Native peoples.
White people didn't "replace" natives. Indiana are still here. For you to say otherwise is immensely offensive.
Great story. But Fern did not clean up Copperfield. The governor and the national guard did.
No......she and her crew did. The Governor put her in charge.
@@dontworrydon 🤣
Early shades of the tyranny and forfeiture of local control Oregonians would have to suffer through 106 years later...under the fiefdom of the most unpopular governor in state history. I don't drink, and to me, bars are a blight on any neighborhood...but no governor has the right to declare martial law because he/she doesn't "like" something. I really regret that my ancestors settled in Oregon.
It's a sad consequence that as any place becomes more developed/overrun, the "authorities inevitably show up and insist that you stop shagging the sheep...
A female Beto O’roark
I've seen about 3 of these programs. Do you ever do programs about the Native people these white people "replaced"?
Stenographer...the type of job (not dangerous at al!!!) that a fuqing computer can do!
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What is your point if you have one?