Floeter
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Floeter Family History
Floeter Family History
Homestead
Homestead
Julius and Caroline Floeter immigrated from Germany. On November 24, 1891, Julius signed a Homestead Affidavit on 160 acres at Bridge 23, also known as Hawkins Road, about 5 miles from the Floeter Trailhead. They were among the pioneers who settled in the Bunker Hill area.
Julius and Caroline Floeter immigrated from Germany. On November 24, 1891, Julius signed a Homestead Affidavit on 160 acres at Bridge 23, also known as Hawkins Road, about 5 miles from the Floeter Trailhead. They were among the pioneers who settled in the Bunker Hill area.
Fred, Jr. completed this log house during WWII, where his son Walt Floeter raised his family. A family member still resides in the structure.
Fred, Jr. completed this log house during WWII, where his son Walt Floeter raised his family. A family member still resides in the structure.
Fred and sons Fred, Jr. and Frank
Fred and sons Fred, Jr. and Frank
Frances Floeter with her two sons, Fred Jr. and Frank. She and Fred married in 1910. Their first home, a log house built by Fred Sr. was near Camp 7. They used vine maple poles to make the bed frame and moss for a mattress.
Frances Floeter with her two sons, Fred Jr. and Frank. She and Fred married in 1910. Their first home, a log house built by Fred Sr. was near Camp 7. They used vine maple poles to make the bed frame and moss for a mattress.
Fred Floeter (left) worked as a logger as well as a game hunter. Fred claimed bounties for 134 wildcats, 10 cougars, and 1 wolf between 1910 & 1917. Fred and Joe Roeser (right) are holding bottles of kerosene used to dissolve pitch on the saw blade.
Fred Floeter (left) worked as a logger as well as a game hunter. Fred claimed bounties for 134 wildcats, 10 cougars, and 1 wolf between 1910 & 1917. Fred and Joe Roeser (right) are holding bottles of kerosene used to dissolve pitch on the saw blade.
Fred Floeter
Fred Floeter
Walt Floeter followed in his father Fred’s footsteps as a tree faller for Crown Zellerbach
Walt Floeter followed in his father Fred’s footsteps as a tree faller for Crown Zellerbach
Walt and his brother Frank remained in the Nehalem Valley until their deaths.
Walt and his brother Frank remained in the Nehalem Valley until their deaths.
Walt Floeter
Walt Floeter
Floeter Lake, located up Gunners mainline was named after Fred Floeter, Sr.
Floeter Lake, located up Gunners mainline was named after Fred Floeter, Sr.
In the 1960s, while employed at Crown Zellerbach in Vernonia, Walt Floeter was instrumental in creating four ponds in the area: Floeter (named after his father, Fred), Gunners (Walt was a Gunner's Mate in the Navy during WW II), Kauppi and Lindsay, all of which still exist. Ranging in size from 4 to 6 acres, the lakes are 12 to 20 feet deep. The Vernonia Eagle reported that "Floeter had two sound motives" in his proposal for these ponds: #1 Fire prevention for timber stands at the higher elevations where creeks were small and water for fire fighting came at a premium, and #2, his somewhat ulterior motive as an ardent angler. Along with the Oregon State Game Commission they stocked these ponds with fish.
In the 1960s, while employed at Crown Zellerbach in Vernonia, Walt Floeter was instrumental in creating four ponds in the area: Floeter (named after his father, Fred), Gunners (Walt was a Gunner's Mate in the Navy during WW II), Kauppi and Lindsay, all of which still exist. Ranging in size from 4 to 6 acres, the lakes are 12 to 20 feet deep. The Vernonia Eagle reported that "Floeter had two sound motives" in his proposal for these ponds: #1 Fire prevention for timber stands at the higher elevations where creeks were small and water for fire fighting came at a premium, and #2, his somewhat ulterior motive as an ardent angler. Along with the Oregon State Game Commission they stocked these ponds with fish.