Mr. and Mrs. Simon Morgan Reeder with their young son, James Lawrence traveled over land by covered wagon to the banks of the Columbia, at The Dalles and then floated down the river by raft to reach the shores of Sauvie Island in 1853. They traveled 2000 miles from Portersville, Ind. to their new home on Sauvie Island. The journey took six months to complete! James Lawrence was the father of Earl Reeder, and the grandfather of James Reeder, the present owner. One Hundred and Fifty years of the Reeder Family on Sauvie Island! Many of the residents that live on the island are descendants of original land-grant pioneers. Jim and Jan Reeder are of those descendants. Fisherman would arrive on Earl Reeder's property to fish from the shores of the Columbia River. They would park on the road and hike across the fields to the river banks. Mr. Reeder, tired of his fields being trampled down, decided to let the fisherman park on his property for a $.50 fee. Some of the fisherman would come and bring their camping equipment and trailers, asking if they could park them there for an additional fee. This resulted in a fisherman's camp that eventually became the Reeder Beach Resort. O w n e r s |
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| Jim & Jan Reeder |
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| Robert Reeder |