In 1873 and 1874, after serving four years as a Union soldier in the Civil War, Captain John O\'Brien homesteaded 160 acres of land south of Lorane, Oregon in what is now the Letz Creek Road area.
O\'Brien didn\'t live there full time until 1907, when he retired as the President of the Multnomah Typographical Union #58 and stepped down from the International.
However, Capt.
The Homestead Act of 1862 provided free land to veterans who had served in the Civil War as well as others who qualified.
In 1873 and 1874, after serving four years as a Union soldier in the Civil War, Captain John O\'Brien homesteaded 160 acres of land south of Lorane, Oregon in what is now the Letz Creek Road area