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Site of the home of A. W. and Amanda Patterson. He was a pioneer Lane County doctor and surveyor who plotted a greater part of Eugene. In 1853, Patterson was also a member of the Oregon legislature and was instrumental in establishing the University . . . — — Map (db m112888) HM
Albert "Al" Gore, Jr., 45th Vice President of
the United States, is known for his ongoing
work regarding environmental issues. The
2007 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly
to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change for . . . — — Map (db m157549) HM
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC),
is a Quaker-affiliated organization committed
to social justice, peace and humanitarian
service. In 1947, the Nobel Peace Prize was
awarded to the AFSC and the Friends Service
Council for their work to . . . — — Map (db m157434) HM
The Nobel Peace Prize
"...to the person who shall have done the most or
the best work for fraternity between nations, for the
abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the
holding and promotion of peace congresses. . . . — — Map (db m157418) HM
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States,
worked to unite people in support of the value of
public service. President Obama was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his extraordinary
efforts to strengthen international diplomacy . . . — — Map (db m157492) HM
Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice-President of the
United States, served as chairman of the
World War I Allied Reparations Commission.
Dawes achieved worldwide support for his
five-year plan to stabilize the German economy
and manage the country's . . . — — Map (db m157552) HM
Cordell Hull, Secretary of State for 11 years during
President Franklin Roosevelt's administration, worked
with countries to increase trade and lower taxes on
imports and exports. During WWII, Hull worked
to improve cooperation among the Allied . . . — — Map (db m157463) HM
Eliezer "Elie” Wiesel was a writer, professor and
survivor of the Holocaust. His writings on the
Holocaust helped the deepening understanding
of the tragic event across the world. As a
human rights activist, he worked for better
treatment . . . — — Map (db m157483) HM
Elihu Root, lawyer and statesman, dedicated
his life to solving international disputes. Root
believed a world court was the best way to solve
problems between countries. As Secretary of
State, he worked to improve the relationship
between Japan . . . — — Map (db m157473) HM
During the first half of the 20th century, Ellis Fuller Lawrence was one of Oregon's foremost architects. In 1914, he became the founder and first dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon. During his 32 year . . . — — Map (db m99251) HM
Emily G. Balch, academic and pacifist, lost her
professorship with Wellesley College for opposing
WWI. She was a strong voice for settling problems
in a peaceful way. Between the World Wars,
she worked on League of Nation projects . . . — — Map (db m157435) HM
On Skinner Butte Loop, on the left when traveling north.
Early Settler of This Region For Whom The City of Eugene and Skinner Butte is Named. According to Tradition, Skinner Built the
Area’s First Cabin Near This Site, ca 1846. — — Map (db m116756) HM
On Cheshire Ave at N Lincoln St, on the right when traveling west on Cheshire Ave.
This cabin is a replica of his first home. Built at Oakridge Oregon by Lawrence Hills, Bud Pickens and Jim White for Lane County Historical Society. — — Map (db m118807) HM
Frank Kellogg, Secretary of State 1925-1929,
believed in the peaceful resolution of international
disputes. He signed 80 treaties and co-authored
the Kellogg-Briand Pact, a treaty discouraging war
as a way of solving problems between . . . — — Map (db m157548) HM
(The following two of four interpretive displays located in this park highlight Eugene Skinner):(First Display)
Eugene and Mary Skinner emigrated in 1845 to California, and then moved north to settle temporarily in Polk . . . — — Map (db m116805) HM
George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army during WWII, organized the largest military expansion in U.S. history. As Secretary of State in 1947, he formulated the Marshall Plan. This unprecedented program of economic and military aid to . . . — — Map (db m157471) HM
A rock or boulder carried from its original source by an act of nature is called an erratic. This granite erratic was deposited near Harrisburg, Oregon about 12,000 years ago. Geologists say it was carried there by an iceberg during the . . . — — Map (db m99224) HM
Dr. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during
the Nixon Administration, played a major role in
diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and the
People's Republic of China. Kissinger called for the
abolition of nuclear weapons. In 1973, Dr. . . . — — Map (db m157522) HM
International Physicians for the Prevention
of Nuclear War (IPPNW) has a membership
of over 150,000 physicians from over 40
nations. The organization greatly influenced
the creation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
and Comprehensive Nuclear . . . — — Map (db m157464) HM
Jane Addams, social worker and internationalist,
served as president of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom. She was expelled
from the Daughters of the American Revolution
for opposing United States entry into WWI.
Jane . . . — — Map (db m157554) HM
James "Jimmy” Carter, 39th President of the
United States, is well known for his conflict
mediation efforts in the Middle East, Haiti
and Panama. In 2002, Carter was honored
for his continuing efforts in finding peaceful
solutions to . . . — — Map (db m157525) HM
Jody Williams, founding coordinator of the
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL),
has spoken extensively on the problem of landmines
and the movement to ban them. She worked with
the ICBL to convince 121 countries to sign the Mine
Ban . . . — — Map (db m157438) HM
John R. Mott, church leader and statesman,
was the head of the YMCA and the World
Student Christian Federation. He served
as ambassador and negotiator for the U.S.
government. During the World Wars, Mott
worked to improve conditions in prisoner . . . — — Map (db m157546) HM
Linus Pauling, scientist, formed the Emergency
Committee of Atomic Scientists to petition against
nuclear weapons. Pauling was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1962 for his campaign against nuclear
weapons testing. His influence contributed to . . . — — Map (db m157501) HM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., minister and civil rights
activist, was a powerful orator and prominent leader
in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
He had a significant impact on race relations in the
United States. In 1964, Dr. King . . . — — Map (db m157462) HM
Nicolas Murray Butler, educator and diplomat, was
president of Columbia University for 43 years. As
an educator, he made great changes to teacher
education, leading to better public schools. He was
honored for his work with the Carnegie . . . — — Map (db m157465) HM
Dr. Norman Borlaug, agronomist and father of the
Green Revolution, was dedicated to using science
to increase the food supply and combat world
hunger. His scientific and agricultural practices had a significant impact on food production in . . . — — Map (db m157474) HM
On East 11th Avenue at Alder Street, on the right when traveling west on East 11th Avenue.
Site of the home of A.W. and Amanda Patterson. He was a pioneer Lane County doctor and surveyor who plotted a greater part of Eugene. In 1853, Patterson was also a member of the Oregon Legislature and was instrumental in establishing the University . . . — — Map (db m99248) HM
This piece of petrified wood was found near the mouth of Moffett Creek when the Columbia River Highway was widened in 1950. The wood turned to stone as the fiber of the original tree, which lived during the early Miocene age (26 million years ago), . . . — — Map (db m99223) HM
Ralph J. Bunche, U.S. diplomat and a key member of
the United Nations, believed that conflicts could be
resolved through negotiation and without force. He
dedicated much of his life to achieving the goal of
international peace. Dr. Bunche . . . — — Map (db m157541) HM
On Cheshire Ave at N Lincoln St, on the right when traveling west on Cheshire Ave.
(The following two of four interpretive displays located in this park highlight the Applegate Trail):
(First Display)
In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a trail south from the Willamette . . . — — Map (db m116803) HM
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL),
founded in 1992 by Jody Williams, is a global network
of some 100 countries working for a world free of
landmines. The Campaign (ICBL) was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its . . . — — Map (db m157440) HM
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States,
encouraged peace agreements between nations at war,
and believed cooperation among nations could solve
international problems. During the war between Russia
and Japan he brought the . . . — — Map (db m157425) HM
Once described as "Eugene's pioneer colored citizen", and "one of the most industrious colored men in Eugene", Wiley Griffon was well known on the streets of Eugene. A tram operator, he drove the city's "horse" drawn trolleys. These trolleys . . . — — Map (db m112881) HM
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States,
created a plan for peace at the end of World War I.
The Fourteen Points agreement was part of his League
of Nations idea, which was the forerunner of the
United Nations. President Wilson was . . . — — Map (db m157493) HM
