Talk:Balch Creek

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[edit] Resource

http://www.web.pdx.edu/~changh/balch.pdf Northwesterner1 (talk) 11:30, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Questions

So, is Balch the creek that follows the trail through Macleay Park? Is Balch's cabin the busted up stone house halfway along the trail? And most importantly, is Mr. Mortimer Stump petrified and preserved for all time as the Big Stump that's a popular hiking destination at the other end of Forest Park? -Pete (talk) 06:29, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes to first question. I don't think so to the second question. Absolutely to the third. I must get back to work on this article, but I've been madly busy since Wednesday. I'd like to fill in more of the Balch story if I can find reliable sources. I'm sure I can find reliable geology, course details, and quite a few other things even though it's a small creek. The Balch stuff has got me interested in the Forest Park article as well, on which I plan to continue tinkering. Finetooth (talk) 05:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
It would be fun to do a Danford Balch article if we can find the sources. First person hanged in Oregon seems notable to me. I imagine the library would have microfiche news articles.Northwesterner1 (talk) 05:05, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Agree. It's a Forest Park variant of Romeo and Juliet as well. Finetooth (talk) 06:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)