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BOLAND G1.1-132B
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- 1926-09-14 (Creation)
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(1873-1950)
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September 14,1926 was Pioneer Day at the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup. The guest of honor for the day was 95-year-old Ezra Meeker, the only survivor of the 103 men who registered donation land claims in Pierce County in the 1850s. He had been honored that morning in ceremonies that marked the unveiling of a bronze statue at Pioneer Park in Puyallup. The statue, by Alonzo Victor Lewis, was a likeness of the white-bearded pioneer; a crowd of 5,000 gathered to pay tribute to Mr. Meeker at the site of his first home in the Puyallup Valley. TPL-336A (TNT 9-14-26, p. 1) Boland A8286
Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Fairs--Puyallup--1920-1930;