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, Georgiana Blankenship 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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