In 1883, William and Irene Willits homesteaded nearly 500 acres in the mountains above Elk Creek in Jackson County, Oregon. They had both been teachers, but liked the idea of living far from their neighbors.Willits kept abreast of things by subscribing to the Oregonian and to the Atlantic Monthly and Harpers magazines. He had to ride eight miles to pick up the publications at the Prospect Post Office.That prompted him in 1884 to ask the postal service to establish an office in [...]
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