The Cronens in Nehalem Valley In 1887, Daniel Cronen and'his wife, Catherine Mc Court Cronen, moved their family from Eureka, California, to the Nehalem Valley. (Note the spelling of Cronen. In referring to Daniel it is often misspelled as Cronin. Daniel’s brother, Patrick Cronen, settled on the Nehalem River by Cronin Creek. Patrick’s son ran away from home and changed his name to Cronin, which is the reason that Cronin Creek is spelled with an i. Patrick’s great grandson is the renowned nature photographer, Ron Cronin.) Daniel, a carpenter, and Catherine built a house near what is now known as Cronen (Cronin) Point on the Nehalem Bay State Park. ' Daniel and Catherine were married in Le Sueur, Minnesota, January 16, 1871. They had six (6) children: John Francis “Frank”, born September 9, 1872 in Cleveland, Minnesota; Joseph Daniel, born 1875; Mary Ellen, born 1877, in Washington state; Kathleen Theresa “Bunny”, Mrs. J unius B. Harris, born 1883; Leonard, born 1884, in Eureka, California; and Hugh, born 1885, in Eureka, California. Daniel, known as an agitator, was a populist. At some point in the Nehalem Valley he managed a commune. He was quoted in the Chicago Tribune, during a trip back to Minnesota, as saying that he as the manager of the commune should not be paid any more than the young lady who washes dishes. He had a short-lived cannery on Nehalem Bay. After his wife, Catherine, died, he took his sons to Panama to log mahogany.” He died of yellow fever on June 19, 1904, in Panama. Prior to moving to the Nehalem Valley, he spoke out against the “robber barons” of the late 18005 on the streets of San Francisco. He aroused anti- Chinese sentiment in Eureka and Seattle and organized the removal of the Chinese from the cities. Catherine McCourt Cronen was born in 1853. She married Daniel when she was 18. She died January 2, 1894. Under Local News in the Astoria Daily Budget of January 11, 1894, it says, “The wife of Daniel Cronen, the agitator, died at her home in Nehalem a few days ago.” - Daniel and Catherine laid out the proposed city of Pacific Harbor. It was on the present site of Nehalem Bay State Park and included the present site of the airstrip. It was bordered on the east by Nehalem Bay. On November 10, 1891, they filed the deed of dedication and plat of the city of Pacific Ir , OCR Text: The Cronens in Nehalem Valley In 1887, Daniel Cronen and'his wife, Catherine Mc Court Cronen, moved their family from Eureka, California, to the Nehalem Valley. (Note the spelling of Cronen. In referring to Daniel it is often misspelled as Cronin. Daniel’s brother, Patrick Cronen, settled on the Nehalem River by Cronin Creek. Patrick’s son ran away from home and changed his name to Cronin, which is the reason that Cronin Creek is spelled with an i. Patrick’s great grandson is the renowned nature photographer, Ron Cronin.) Daniel, a carpenter, and Catherine built a house near what is now known as Cronen (Cronin) Point on the Nehalem Bay State Park. ' Daniel and Catherine were married in Le Sueur, Minnesota, January 16, 1871. They had six (6) children: John Francis “Frank”, born September 9, 1872 in Cleveland, Minnesota; Joseph Daniel, born 1875; Mary Ellen, born 1877, in Washington state; Kathleen Theresa “Bunny”, Mrs. J unius B. Harris, born 1883; Leonard, born 1884, in Eureka, California; and Hugh, born 1885, in Eureka, California. Daniel, known as an agitator, was a populist. At some point in the Nehalem Valley he managed a commune. He was quoted in the Chicago Tribune, during a trip back to Minnesota, as saying that he as the manager of the commune should not be paid any more than the young lady who washes dishes. He had a short-lived cannery on Nehalem Bay. After his wife, Catherine, died, he took his sons to Panama to log mahogany.” He died of yellow fever on June 19, 1904, in Panama. Prior to moving to the Nehalem Valley, he spoke out against the “robber barons” of the late 18005 on the streets of San Francisco. He aroused anti- Chinese sentiment in Eureka and Seattle and organized the removal of the Chinese from the cities. Catherine McCourt Cronen was born in 1853. She married Daniel when she was 18. She died January 2, 1894. Under Local News in the Astoria Daily Budget of January 11, 1894, it says, “The wife of Daniel Cronen, the agitator, died at her home in Nehalem a few days ago.” - Daniel and Catherine laid out the proposed city of Pacific Harbor. It was on the present site of Nehalem Bay State Park and included the present site of the airstrip. It was bordered on the east by Nehalem Bay. On November 10, 1891, they filed the deed of dedication and plat of the city of Pacific Ir , Nehalem Valley Historical Society,Under Construction,March 2024 Shipment Scans,Purple Folder B,Info packet Cronen Family in the Nahalem Valley,P01.tif, P01.tif