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<h2 style='margin-left:1.2pt'><b><font size=4 face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'>While searching for
information on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Santiam</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (where my
great-grandfather went to school in the 1850’s), I came across a
digitized book on “Google Books” that may be of interest to
others.  It’s “The Oregonian's Handbook of the <st1:place
w:st="on">Pacific Northwest</st1:place>,” </span></font></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:windowtext'>By
Edward Gardner Jones, published in 1894.  It’s about 600 pages of
small articles about towns all over <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Washington</st1:State>, and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">British
  Columbia</st1:place></st1:State>, including beautiful engraved illustrations
of the scenery and buildings, plus photos of many important citizens.  The
index is on pages 595-631.  Enjoy:</span></font></span><font size=4
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