Smith Homestead Meadow
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes including this destination:
- Smith Homestead Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
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- Latitude, Longitude: 45.5867, -123.5458
- Elevation: 550 feet
Description
The meadow was the site of a homestead built by Walter and Isaac Smith in 1886. The Smiths planted fruit trees, fished the river, and harvested timber from the nearby hills. In 1893, the Wilson River Wagon Road, a toll road, opened up the Wilson River/Gales Creek valleys for regular stagecoach travel between the Willamette Valley and Tillamook Bay. Walter and Alice Smith capitalized by turning their homestead into a wayside inn. The toll for two days of travel (not counting a stay at the inn) was $1.50.
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