Zakarias Martin Taftezon, Ulrich Freund, and Clement Sumner file land claims to the future city of Oak Harbor on January 4, 1851. (historylink.org)
author
David Wilma
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8226
excerpt
On January 4, 1851, Zakarias Martin Taftezon (1821-1901), Swiss Ulrich Freund, and New Englander Clement W. “Charlie” Sumner file claims under the Donation Land Law at what will become the city of Oak Harbor.