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New Era is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
Its post office opened in 1876 and closed in 1940.
The New Era Spiritual Society, a religious group settled on a hill above Parrott
Creek flowing into the Willamette River above the falls, was the source of the name
for the settlement beginning to form a short distance away. As the town began to
grow, so did the name New Era as an appropriate name for the town. The rich soil
was ideal for farming and potato was the crop of choice. Shipments were made by
wagon to Oregon City, transferred to boats below the falls and on to Portland. After
a system of locks was built, boats could put in at New Era and after the arrival of
the railroad, the produce was shipped by train.
There's an interesting bit of information on "Find A Grave" website about Conrad
Neibert who is buried here:
Conrad Neibert
5/3/1849 to 6/5/1896
The March 10, 1897 Daily Capital Journal - Arrested and Charged With Murder. Oregon
City, March, 10. Peter Griner and Louis Rogers were arrested near Canby and brought
to the city last evening on the charge of murdering Conrad Neibert, the Canby
saloonkeeper, who was killed last May. The complaint against the prisoner was made
by Milo Lee, of Canby. Constable McCowan made the arrest of both men, though he kept
them separate, and neither knows of the arrest of the other; and neither of them made
any inquiry as to the nature of the charge preferred. There Is said to be a strong
chain of circumstances connecting the prisoners with the murder of Neibert, but the
officers are not willing to make the story public yet. It is understood that the men
have professed some knowledge of the affair, and have told conflicting stories when
questioned about it. Griner is a woodcutter, who has been. working on the west side
of the river near Canby, and he does not enjoy a good reputation. Rogers has a small
ranch on Canby prairie where his family lives. He has been convicted of offenses that
give him the name of being a hard man. It was a very mysterious affair, and suspicion
has been directed to various persons connected with other misdeeds,.but nothing more
tangible than suspicion has developed yet to connect anvbody with the commission of
the crime. Griner and Rogers will have their hearing before Justice Schuebel, in this
city, tomorrow.
According to the book "History of the Willamette Valley", History of Immigration
chapter, Conrad Neibert was born in Calumet County, Wisconsin in 1848, moved to
Oregon in 1874 and in was residing in Turner, Oregon in that year, working as a
blacksmith. His was married to Rosie (Thomas) Neibert and they had four children,
George A., John P., Edward J., George W.
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