Elijah Bristow

Elijah Bristow
Elijah and Susannah Bristow
Born(1788-04-28)April 28, 1788
DiedSeptember 19, 1872(1872-09-19) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Known forFirst cabin built, 1846 in Lane County, Oregon

Elijah Bristow (1788–1872) was the first white settler to stake a claim and build a permanent cabin in 1846 in the upper Willamette Valley, in what is now Lane County, Oregon, United States. He and his wife Susannah Gabbert Bristow established the first church and donated land for the first school in Pleasant Hill.[1]

  1. ^ "Elijah Bristow Historical Markers - Pleasant Hill, OR - Oregon Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.