When Benjamin Applegate was born in 1846, in Douglas, Oregon, United States, his father, Jesse M Applegate, was 35 and his mother, Cynthia Ann Parker, was 33. He lived in Umpqua, Oregon, United States in 1860.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Douglas, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Douglas, Oregon, United States
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
English (northern): variant of Applegarth , in which the less familiar final element has been assimilated to the northern Middle English word gate ‘road’ or to modern English gate.
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