Ewing Young Day

In 2009, the Oregon State Legislature passed SB 625 which designates February 9 as Ewing Young Day. Ewing Young was an early Oregon settler whose death indirectly lent to the creation of Oregon’s Provisional Government. Every year, various organizations in Newberg remember Ewing Young Day with events and pageants.

History of Ewing Young Day in Newberg

In 2019, the Newberg Area Historical Society (NAHS), in conjunction with the Friends of Historic Butteville, and the Newberg Public Library, held their first Ewing Young day with a series of speeches on topics.

Ewing Young Day Past & Present

Ewing Young History

A young 22 year-old Courtney Walker first came to Oregon with Nathaniel Wyeth. Wyeth was an American businessman in Boston’s ice industry. In the 1830s, he became interested in the Oregon Country thanks to Hall Jackson Kelley and the Oregon fever breaking out along...

Ewing Young Day 2021

Ewing Young Day 2021 is Going Digital! Join up online February 8-12, 2021 for a Ewing Young Day celebration that will last all week. Throughout the week historical articles, photos, and challenges will be posted to help you engage with Ewing Young's history. We invite...

Ewing Young Sawmill

Richard H. Engeman for the Oregon History Project says, “The sawmill was a defining symbol of Oregon for more than a century, and the mill was an iconic institution in hundreds of Oregon communities.” The very first sawmill along the Columbia River was...

Ewing Young Bibliography

This is a list of references we have compiled for those interested in learning more about Ewing Young. NATIVE AMERICANS IN NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY Beckham, Stephen Dow; The Indians of Western Oregon, This Land was Theirs, Aarago Books, 1977. Clarke, S.A.; Pioneer...

Ewing Young Distillery

In 1836, Ewing Young, seeking a way to support himself, began a distilling operation. He purchased materials and constructed a still. The historical record conflicts on whether or not he actually began distilling however. Ewing Young's operation was vehemently opposed...