The Miller-Brewer Homestead (A Prairie and Oak Savanna that has Changed Very Little Over the Years)
In this episode of Searching for History, Erin, our white German Shepherd Dog, Thora and I visit the Miller-Brewer Homestead. The Miller-Brewer Homestead is located out in the prairie north of Rochester, in Thurston County, Washington. The homestead was first claimed by Donation Land Claim by D. F. Byles and then sold to George and Marita Miller in the late 1850s. The homestead was sold to Reece Brewer in 1873. The homestead was used for raising cattle. In 1963 the Brewer family sold the homestead to the Washington State Game Department. Unfortunately, the highlight of the homestead, the Greek-revival style house was destroyed in a wildland fire in 2017. Despite the loss of the historic house, If you live in or around Thurston County, Washington, it is very much worth your time to drive out and visit. Please join us as we visit the Miller-Brewer Homestead.
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Music Attributions
Song 1: To the Top by Silent Partner (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 2: Freedom by Dan Lebowitz (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 3: Natural Light by Chris Haugen (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
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Thanks for the tour. Reece Brewer was my mother's great uncle--her father was Milton Wright Brewer, son of Oliver P. Brewer who was a brother of Reece. Reece and O.P., along with siblings and their young families, came west from Pike County, Arkansas, I believe in 1853. Other members of my family recently found your video and shared it around. We all appreciate it.
@searchingforhistory
Ай бұрын
We are extremely happy that you are your family found our video and that you enjoyed it. The homestead is a really beautiful property. We wish we could have seen the house before it was destroyed by wildfire! Thank you so much for leaving this comment.
@slumry
Ай бұрын
@@searchingforhistory Yes, I love the "Oak Prairies" and still try to have a walk on the Scatter Creek property each spring, though I no longer live in that area. However, we always go farther north on the Scatter Creek reserve and I must confess I was unaware of the homestead. There is a fair amount of prairie in eastern Grays Harbor County also--around Oakville.
Nice day and interesting place. I love learning about the history in your area. Thanks for another great tour.
@searchingforhistory
3 ай бұрын
The pioneer settlement history in this area is not known by many. Erin and I have been learning a lot ourselves. One interesting fact is that the prairie here was maintained for thousands of years by the local Native Americans tribes, who burned the prairie to encourage edible and other resource plants to grow. Now, due to settlement of the prairie by euro-americans and 20th century development, the prairie here has become an endangered ecosystem.
At first, I thought Milwaukee Wisconsin for Miller-Brewer. 😂 It's an interesting little piece of frontier history, sad about the fire.
@searchingforhistory
3 ай бұрын
It never occured to me I could lure people in with beer brewing clickbait! Thanks for watching!
Great little tour. That has to be very close to where we lived. I remember the 2017 wild fires, but I never heard about the loss of that house. Is it off Scatter Creek Road?
@searchingforhistory
3 ай бұрын
It is technically off Guava St SW, which is near Case Road and 183rd Ave SW. It is not far west of I5.