How and when was the old Bush farmhouse removed?
The house almost fell down.
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Was the old Bush farmhouse, built by Owen Bush,
on the top of the hill in 1960?
- HERE is another news
clipping
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Did the settlers to Tumwater in 1845
have any inflence on the placement of the Canadian-American border in 1846?
Many scholars are trying to resolve this question.
- HERE are some views on this subject.
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When George Bush arrived in Tumwater, did he
and his family begin building their log house on Bush Prairie immediately?
A temporary house was
built nearby by the entire party.
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Bush was asked
to care for the livestock when the party reached The Dalles, Oregon.
How did George Bush manage to cross the Columbia River with many cows, oxen,
and horses?
John Minto travelled
with George Bush from The Dalles, Oregon, to Washougal, Washington, in March
1845. Mr. Minto left many notes now in the care of the Oregon Historical
Society Library.
- HERE is the story.
- HERE is a map of the crossing.
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Sapling or seed? How
did George Bush plant the Butternut tree?
Paul Thomas, Iris White Heikell and Lenore ZIontz had differing views on the matter
of pioneer plant propagation.
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Was the prairie land south of Tumwater a natural prairie or was it manmade?
The Squaxin Island Tribe relied on Bush Prairie for growing camas bulbs.
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