Obed Dickinson was an American pioneer, abolitionist, minister, and business owner in Oregon. Born in Massachusetts, he eventually settled in Salem, Oregon, where he ministered and started a seed business.
Obed Dickinson
Richard Bogle and America Waldo Bogle with their children.
Robert E Whitteker (left) and Obed Dickinson (right) in front of O. Dickinson seed store in Salem, Oregon, approximately 1867
America Waldo Bogle was a pioneer in the Oregon Territory. She and her husband, Richard Arthur Bogle, were among the first Black settlers in Walla Walla, Washington.
America Waldo Bogle
America (third from right) and her family by Jeremy Oaki Davis, hangs in the newly dedicated America Waldo Bogle Gallery at the Bush House Museum, Salem Oregon.
The America Waldo Bogle Gallery at the Bush House Museum, Salem Oregon.