Dorris, George
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| - | In [[1903]], George A. Dorris established the first filbert orchard in Oregon by planting 50 filbert trees on his [[Dorris Ranch|ranch]] just south of [[Springfield]] (Horvat and Melnick 1987:7) | + | In '''[[1903]]''', George A. Dorris established the first filbert orchard in Oregon by planting 50 filbert trees on his '''[[Dorris Ranch|ranch]]''' just south of '''[[Springfield]]''' (Horvat and Melnick 1987:7) |
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| + | That same year, George Dorris was appointed to represent '''[[Lyons, Elliott|Elliott E Lyons]]''' for the murder of '''[[:Category:Lane County sheriffs|Lane County Sheriff]]''' '''[[Withers, William W|William Withers]]'''. | ||
[[Category:Springfield residents (1900s)]] | [[Category:Springfield residents (1900s)]] | ||
Current revision as of 22:23, 11 October 2007
In 1903, George A. Dorris established the first filbert orchard in Oregon by planting 50 filbert trees on his ranch just south of Springfield (Horvat and Melnick 1987:7)
That same year, George Dorris was appointed to represent Elliott E Lyons for the murder of Lane County Sheriff William Withers.
