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Apparently the earliest name for the loclity of Jefferson was Conser's =
Ferry named for Jacob Conser, the owner. Conser a pioneer of 1848 was a =
prominent settler in the Santiam valley who was mixed up in various =
enterprises at several places, including Syracjse and Santiam Ckth. =
about two miles downsteream from his own community. He build his ferry =
in 1851, but it appears that he was still serving as postmaster at =
Santiam City in the summer of 1852. Jefferson Institute was established =
in the vicinity of the ferry and the name of the institute was evntually =
adopeted by the commmunity, probably on account of the strength of the =
Democratic Party in the neighborhood. The institute was of course named =
for thomas Jefferson, .   .	for early history of Conser and the =
community of Jefferson see article by Jesse Steiwer Douglas in OHQ [Or =
Hist Quarterly?]
vol XXXII number 4. Milton Hale a pioneer of 1845 was apparently first =
to sense the strategic importance of this general locality. He =
established Hale Ferry on the Santiam below the present site of =
Jefferson. he established Syracuse on his claim on the south bank. =
Santiam City sprang up on Samuel S. Miller's claim on the north bank. =
Conser sees to have been ubiquitious. Moving from the vicinity of Scio, =
he became first postmaster at Syracuse whent hat offie was established =
on October 4, 1850, Jacob Miller  march 14, 1851, July 27, 1852 name =
changed to Santiam City with Jacob Corson an obvious misprint in the =
postal records for Jacob Conser. Samuel S Miller became postmaster on =
Oct 16, 1852. Postal records are confusing because Syracuse office is =
listed in Marion Co but the community ws of cours e in Linn County. =
Santiam City office was listed in Linn Co on Oct 16, 1852 and the =
community is supposed to have been in Marion County. Douglas in OHQ vl =
XXXII number 3 mentions the complex history of theese two places and =
conser's activities. Conser's new community gradually drew business up =
rive and Syracuse and Santiam City fqaded from teh picture. The psot =
office was changed to Jefferson on June 13, 1861.

I wonder if these are my Aunt Hazel Milliers ancestors, she was a =
Millersburg Miller and that isn't far away.

Les C

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Does anyone know when the town of Jefferson was plotted, and settled by =
who? Some of the pioneer names from that area?
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