Ezra Meeker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia By coincident I stumbled upon this Wiki page(and I hope this does not bring our new Moderator out), I was only amazed at how easy it must have been to acquire huge amounts of land when the white people arrived in the new World, this certainly was not possible in Europe, you could not just grab some plucks and stake out a plot of land somewhere and then fight of the natives to hold onto it... Jacob Meeker saw only limited prospects on the island, and the family took claims near Tacoma, where they operated a general store in Steilacoom.[27] On November 5, 1855, Ezra Meeker claimed 325.21 acres (131.61 ha) of land called Swamp Place, near Fern Hill, southeast of Tacoma. He began to improve the land, planting a garden and an orchard.[2
The Moderator does not find anything controversial in the Ezra Meeker legacy. On the contrary, an interesting historical narrative.
Yes, indeed, it's a very interesting read, this guys sure were tough as booth nails, 98 years old when died and he was still traveling until a few months before his death...
