Today for "M" Day we travelled to Puyallup to take a tour of Meeker Mansion. The beautiful Victorian home was built in 1890 and was the home of Ezra Meeker and his wife, Eliza Jane Sumner Meeker, where they lived for approximately 20 years.
According to the website http://www.meekermansion.org/ :
The remarkable owner was a pioneer and leading citizen of Puyallup; first mayor, one-time Hop King, author...Ezra Meeker became the self-appointed champion of the Oregon Trail in 1906, when at the age of 76, accompanied by two oxen, a wagon, a driver and a dog, he made his way from his front yard to Washington D.C., by way of New York City. His purpose was to preserve and re-mark the Oregon Trail, which was being obliterated by civilization. He thought he could make his tripe once before he died, but this remarkable man lived to 98 and made this journey by ox team once more, then by automobile in 1915, and by airplane in 1924. The fact that you can see actual traces of the Oregon Trail is due almost entirely to Ezra Meeker.
My mom met us for the tour and we all enjoyed learning about Ezra Meeker and his home which has been beautifully preserved for many to enjoy.
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