Josiah Merritt
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Josiah Merritt (? - 1882), sometimes known as "Uncle Si" was an early pioneer of the Pacific Northwest. Mount Si and Little Si near North Bend, WA were named in his honor. Merrit built a cabin at the base of the peak in 1862.[1] He raised vegetables and hogs and kept an orchard. According to local historians, he was a rugged man who sometimes hauled bacon to the large settlements.[2] "He had a native American wife but when his legitimate spouse, 'Aunt Sally' as the settlers called her, arrived from the east, the Indian woman had to go back to her people."[3] He was known for playing the fiddle.[4] Josiah Merritt is buried in the old Fall City cemetery.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Greenway Series #6 - Mt. Si". http://www.mtsgreenway.org/newsandpublications/newsletterarchive/nloct05web.pdf.
- ^ "SnoqualmieFalls.com history". http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/history.htm.
- ^ "Uncle Si and the Tectonic Granddad of the Cascades". http://www.mountaineers.org/main/pubarchive/Mtr4-04.pdf.
- ^ "PHIL & VIVIAN WILLIAMS: PIONEER DANCE TUNES OF THE FAR WEST". http://www.voyagerrecords.com/LN371.htm.
- ^ "Fall City Cemetery Fall City, King County, Washington". http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/king/fallcity/fallcity_mr.htm.
