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Prince Staats interview with Kessler Cannon of KBND radio

Audiobook
Fifteen minute oral history with Prince Staats, one of the sons of Billy Staats, an original pioneer in Central Oregon. Prince discusses the Staats ranch which was located where downtown Bend is now. He also talks about early education in Bend, early hoedowns and dances, Drake Park, the Pilot Butte Inn, early travelers through the area, horses, Prineville, the McKenzie Pass, a big cattle drive, trips to The Dalles, and the first Bend newspaper The Deschutes Echo. Interview conducted by KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Originally broadcast on August 16, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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Series: 15 minute histories Publisher: Bend, Oregon : KBND, p1953 Edition: Unabridged

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  • File size: 7436 KB
  • Release date: April 29, 2016
  • Duration: 00:15:29

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  • File size: 7501 KB
  • Release date: April 29, 2016
  • Duration: 00:15:29
  • Number of parts: 1

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English

Fifteen minute oral history with Prince Staats, one of the sons of Billy Staats, an original pioneer in Central Oregon. Prince discusses the Staats ranch which was located where downtown Bend is now. He also talks about early education in Bend, early hoedowns and dances, Drake Park, the Pilot Butte Inn, early travelers through the area, horses, Prineville, the McKenzie Pass, a big cattle drive, trips to The Dalles, and the first Bend newspaper The Deschutes Echo. Interview conducted by KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Originally broadcast on August 16, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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