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]

References

  1. ^ "Greenway Series #6 - Mt. Si" (PDF).
  2. ^ "SnoqualmieFalls.com history".
  3. ^ "Uncle Si and the Tectonic Granddad of the Cascades" (PDF).
  4. ^ "PHIL & VIVIAN WILLIAMS: PIONEER DANCE TUNES OF THE FAR WEST".
  5. ^ "Fall City Cemetery Fall City, King County, Washington".


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