WW3: By Martha (Mrs O.F.) Knight 1969 The Nehalem Bay Community dates back to Pioneer days when access to the Valley was gained only by boat or pack trails. Good roads were an unheard of luxury and really unnecessary since the river (Nehalem) sufficed for transportation purposes. EABLLSEHLEBS; In the year 1867 John Crawford homesteaded a claim on Neah-Kah-Nie mountain while about the same time Jack Keston located on land between Wheeler and Mohler, since known as the Romco Parker place and now owned by Robert Taplin. in 1870 William Snyder. Robert Crawford. S.K. Scovell (lather of E.K. Scovell), George Dean, John Hunt. and Henry Downing about the same time settled in different parts of the valley. followed by others. GQDJSJIALLEI; Stephen K and Frances G. Scovell. and six children went on a wooded acreage on the North Forth of the Nehalem River in the late summer of 1870 and established a home. The legend has it that a party of hunters while tramping over rugged and heavily timbered hills, in search of deer or elk. were delighted to see a little valley below them. They went down and made camp near one of the clear. sparkling creeds. and when they returned home they described the valley as being as beautiful "as the valley of the "Gods" which later was shortened to "Gods Valley." Another feature about God's Valley is that "the largest tide-land spruce in the world grew in the valley. but that like the rest of the forest has disappeared. EABLXJNDJJSIBIES; in the early eighties about a quarter of a mile below Wheeler. Oregon the first fish cannery was built by M.J. Kenny. who operated it until he leased. then later sold to Elmpre Packing Company. In the spring of 1890 two saw mills were built. One on the island near Nehalem City (across form "H" Street). by Astoria panies. which after two weeks operation was destroyed by fire and was never rebuilt. The other was at the forks of the North Fork and South Fork of the Nehalem River by Robert Krebs who operated it successfully for a number of years. NAMJGAIIQN.‘ The first steam vessel to enter Nehalem Bay was the Schooner "O.K.". piloted by Captain J.W. Gearhart on July 4. 1887. with supplies and machinery for the Kinney Cannery. Having pioneered the way. other vessels soon followed. carrying supplies and freight thus relieving the settlers of the expensive and arduous task of shipping all their goods via Garibaldi; up the ocean beach to Nehalem River; or follow the trail up the Miami River to Nehalem River; then row across the river. SCHQQLS: The first school of which there seems to have been a record, was taught by Miss Luella Cromwell at the home of her father. Jacob Cromwell. who resided on the slope of the Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain. This was in the year 1879. Soon after a mile west of town a school house was. (on HWy 101 near Bayside Gardens). This school was taught by T.J. Alley. E.G.E. Wisb, William Batterson and others. As the population increased. new districts were formed, new schools built offering better facilities for education. BQAQS: Active road building began in the Nehalem Valley about the year 1906—07. At that time there was not a bridge spanning either forks of the Nehalem River. and practically no roads. Nearly all transportation was by open rowboats with the exception of a very dew motor boats. , OCR Text: WW3: By Martha (Mrs O.F.) Knight 1969 The Nehalem Bay Community dates back to Pioneer days when access to the Valley was gained only by boat or pack trails. Good roads were an unheard of luxury and really unnecessary since the river (Nehalem) sufficed for transportation purposes. EABLLSEHLEBS; In the year 1867 John Crawford homesteaded a claim on Neah-Kah-Nie mountain while about the same time Jack Keston located on land between Wheeler and Mohler, since known as the Romco Parker place and now owned by Robert Taplin. in 1870 William Snyder. Robert Crawford. S.K. Scovell (lather of E.K. Scovell), George Dean, John Hunt. and Henry Downing about the same time settled in different parts of the valley. followed by others. GQDJSJIALLEI; Stephen K and Frances G. Scovell. and six children went on a wooded acreage on the North Forth of the Nehalem River in the late summer of 1870 and established a home. The legend has it that a party of hunters while tramping over rugged and heavily timbered hills, in search of deer or elk. were delighted to see a little valley below them. They went down and made camp near one of the clear. sparkling creeds. and when they returned home they described the valley as being as beautiful "as the valley of the "Gods" which later was shortened to "Gods Valley." Another feature about God's Valley is that "the largest tide-land spruce in the world grew in the valley. but that like the rest of the forest has disappeared. EABLXJNDJJSIBIES; in the early eighties about a quarter of a mile below Wheeler. Oregon the first fish cannery was built by M.J. Kenny. who operated it until he leased. then later sold to Elmpre Packing Company. In the spring of 1890 two saw mills were built. One on the island near Nehalem City (across form "H" Street). by Astoria panies. which after two weeks operation was destroyed by fire and was never rebuilt. The other was at the forks of the North Fork and South Fork of the Nehalem River by Robert Krebs who operated it successfully for a number of years. NAMJGAIIQN.‘ The first steam vessel to enter Nehalem Bay was the Schooner "O.K.". piloted by Captain J.W. Gearhart on July 4. 1887. with supplies and machinery for the Kinney Cannery. Having pioneered the way. other vessels soon followed. carrying supplies and freight thus relieving the settlers of the expensive and arduous task of shipping all their goods via Garibaldi; up the ocean beach to Nehalem River; or follow the trail up the Miami River to Nehalem River; then row across the river. SCHQQLS: The first school of which there seems to have been a record, was taught by Miss Luella Cromwell at the home of her father. Jacob Cromwell. who resided on the slope of the Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain. This was in the year 1879. Soon after a mile west of town a school house was. (on HWy 101 near Bayside Gardens). This school was taught by T.J. Alley. E.G.E. Wisb, William Batterson and others. As the population increased. new districts were formed, new schools built offering better facilities for education. BQAQS: Active road building began in the Nehalem Valley about the year 1906—07. At that time there was not a bridge spanning either forks of the Nehalem River. and practically no roads. Nearly all transportation was by open rowboats with the exception of a very dew motor boats. , Nehalem Valley Historical Society,Under Construction,March 2024 Shipment Scans,Folder 1,Pioneering in the Nehalem Valley 1965 by Martha Knight Donated by Dianne Cooper,P01.tif, P01.tif