Captain T.D. Keizur, Keizer, Oregon
N 44° 59.804 W 123° 01.261
10T E 498343 N 4982587
The city of Keizer was named in honor of this Oregon Pioneer, and early Legislator of the Territorial Provisional Government.
Waymark Code: WMFA80
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2012
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According to recorded history, Thomas Dove Keizur was one of the lead trailmasters in the first wagon train to Oregon, assisting the Applegate family. TD and his wife Mary were both born in 1793 in North Carolina and ventured to Oregon in 1843, where they claimed 2,726 acres of land in the of Oregon that is now named in honor of him, Keizer.
Thomas Dove Keizur served two terms as a legislator in the Territorial Provisional Government. He was elected to train and lead the first military organization in the Oregon territory and acquired the title of “Captain” T.D. Keizur when he served as first commander of the organization that became the Oregon national Guard.
He is credited with planting the first apple orchard in the Willamette Valley.
He is credited with planting the first apple orchard in the Willamette Valley.
Thomas Dove Keizur passed away in 1871 at the age of 78. Mary Keizur died in 1853.
Capt TD Keizur’s horse is said to be of the Morgan breed but the name is not known.
This bronze statue by Gareth Curtiss honors him at the town’s Civic Center and was unveiled in 2010
Identity of Rider: Thomas Dove Keizur
Identity of Horse: Morgan Horse
Name of artist: Gareth Curtiss
Date of Dedication: 2010
Material: Bronze
Unusual Features: none
Position: All Hooves Planted
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