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Thur«., May 11, 1978 (Sec 2) SANDY (Ore.) POST - 9 A t Eagle C re e k C Tro i I-weary travelers found oasis P h ilip F o s te r— ta k e n 1862 by Lynda Lesowski special w riter On a bright fall day in 1845, Frank and George Foster, ages 6 and 8, were playing in the forest near their prairie home at Eagle Creek, t 'naccustomed to seeing any moving creatures other than forest animals and an oc cassional Indian, they were startled to see two white men in tom clothing stumbling through the trees toward them. The men were Sam Barlow and William Rector, who had left their wagon train on tne other side of Mt. Hood to find a way into the valley. Philip Foster, father of the boys, went to investigate and took the men into his new log home where they were given food and rest. That day marked the beginning of a new era in Oregon's history, and Foster played an important role in the great overland migration enroute to Oregon City. His homestead at Eagle Creek came to be an oasis for thousands of trail-weary travelers. Born in Bangor Maine, in 1805, Philip Foster was a successful businessm an dealing in lum ber and general merchandise before he caught the fever of the westward movement. He was first married to Fannie Cummings, by whom he had one son, James. Foster then married his p a rtn e r’s sister, Mary Charlotte Pettygrove, in 1834 A few years later Foster’s partner, Francis Pettygrove, encountered Methodist missionary Jason Lee in Galveston, (then Mexico), and Lee convinced him to go to Oregon. Pettygrove convinced Foster to liquidate their assets and meet him in New York. In 1843 the two set sail around Cape Horn for the Sandwich Islands. While there, they bought supplies and headed for Oregon Country aboard the bark “ F am a" that spring, arriving in 1843. Arriving in Willamette Falls mow Oregon City) Foster built a three-story house, into whicn .ie moved his family, and he and Pettygrove opened a store on the ground floor. Their business, the second store in the small community, did well, but Foster still felt unsettled. From an Indian who traded at the store, Foster heard of some good land ■ . ■ I. about 14 miles east of Oregon City, and went to look at it. He was pleased with the fertile land situated on the prairie and bordered by lush forest, and thought it a perfect place to raise his growing family. Unfortunately, Samuel MacSwain, an overland immigrant in 1842, had spotted it first and had squatter’s rights to the property. But he was eager to sell, so Foster im mediately staked out 800 acres and in summer of 1844 began building a large log house on the flat near the creek When it was finished, he moved his family in and brought with him livestock acquired from the Willamette Cattle Company, for which he was agent. He also brought fruit seeds which had come around the Horn from Maine, and started a nursery. Needing grain for his cattle, Foster next decided to build a grist mill on the creek, on property owned by Pettygrove, who had moved to the area to be neai his brother-in-law. After trading hands many times, this piece of land eventually passed on to Richard and M argaret Bradly, who donated it to the school district. Between 1845 and 1850 other families located near Foster’s. By 1848 there were five families and 17 children in the settlement, and it was felt that a school was needed, so Rebecca Denny arrived to teach in the first schoolhouse at Eagle creek. There were many Clackamas and Warm Springs Indians in the area then, and because of the growing unrest between Indians and settlers, the newcomers were afraid. So the settlers of Eagle Creek met and decided to build a blockhouse for protection. 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Eventually the popular name of the set tlement changed to Eagle Creek because of the eagles that swooped down to pick out the spawning salmon that used to be thick in the stream In 1867 when the United States created a post office at Eagle Creek, Philip Foster was named the first postmaster, and the name beca me official. FARM AND GARDEN p lan n ed •‘Peaches and Cream” is he theme for the Sandy Christian Women's Club alad luncheon at T J ’s Restaurant in Sandy at 11:45 i.m. on Friday, May 19. Guest speaker will be wrm a Watts from Aloha. Jeynee Hallgren and Cheryl lollingsw orth will be irovidingthe music. Diane Vavra, a beauty onsultant and cosmetolo- ¡ist, will be doing a special eature on beauty hints ‘‘for i complexion like peaches ind cream.” Babysitting for children mder 6 will be provided at he Sandy Assembly of God Church. R eservations for the uncheon can be made by rhoning Irene Blount at 668- 1214. Women of all lenominations who are in- erested in the Christian faith ire invited to attend Christian Women’s Club uncheons the neighbors took retuge there in response to a warn ing, but no Indian attack ever came Along with Sam Barlow who had forced the original trail, Foster was a partner in the building of the Barlow Road, which was completed in 1846. The road led to Foster’s place and there forked in different direc tions The road that ran into Portland still bears Foster’s name Though Philip Foster was kept busy with his Eagle Creek farm, the business in Oregon City and duties as trea su rer of Oregon’s Provisional Government, he still decided to open a store across the road from his home to supply the im migrants on a larger scale. Because he took in so many trail-weary pioneers, he is credited with running the first hostelry west of the Missouri. Weed & Feed Now F r i g i d a i r e HU W hy settle for less? FMGBUÜRE. ▲Boor Jet Cone $2?7 S Ellen I . K e llo g g Join us. 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