No. 19 - Cottage Grove, Oregon. September 1912. Grange Parade, Main Street looking East near what is now Main Street and 6th Street. The two ladies in the front L. to R. Mrs. Sophronia Knox McFarland and her older sister, Mrs. Margaret Jane Knox Veatch. Mrs. Veatch [on white horse] is using the same side saddle she rode across the plains to Oregon on in 1853. The Cottage Grove Museum has her side saddle on display.
Cottage Grove has a rich history of celebrating with parades. The streets were lined with families dressed in their finest watching with excitement just like we do now with the Bohemia Mining Days Parade.
The news of Mrs. Margaret Jane Knox Veatch riding her side saddle in this Grange Parade made the news throughout Oregon. What is your most memorable Cottage Grove Parade moment?
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