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Portrait of Thomas Fletcher Oakes. The town of Oakesdale was named by the Northern Pacific Land Company in honor of Mr. Oakes, Vice President of the Northern Pacific Railroad from November 1883 through 1888. The first application for the post office was spelled Oaksdale, but by April 1,1887 when the town was platted the spelling was changed to Oakesdale. Source - Whitman County from Abbieville to Zion by Edith E. Erickson. Names: Oakes, Thomas Fletcher, 1843-1919</div>
circa 1886 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1886-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cdm17176.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/whitman/id/2290">Record in source catalog</a></li>
<li>DPLA identifier: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dp.la/item/36686040d41b9dab952eb932059cddd1">36686040d41b9dab952eb932059cddd1</a></li>
<li>McCoy Valley Museum identifier: WCLOA084</li></ul></span>