"Commemorating the labors and achievements of the ministers of the gospel who as circuit riders became the friends, counselors and evangels to the pioneers on every American frontier."Although focused on commemorating the state's early evangelists, Robert A. Booth also saw the commission as a tribute to his father. His father, Robert, had been a Methodist circuit rider who had journeyed west on the Oregon Trail in 1852 with his wife, Mary Minor, and their four children. During the trip, one son had nearly died of cholera. Robert became gravely ill, and Mary had made him promise to preach in Oregon if he survived. The family settled in Yamhill County. In 1855, Robert Booth joined the conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. His first assignment was in the Willamette Valley as an itinerant parson--the Circuit Rider.
"This statue by sculptor, A. Phimister Proctor, was presented to the State of Oregon in reverent and grateful remembrance of Robert Booth, pioneer minister of the Oregon Country, by his son, Robert A. Booth."
Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the Equestrian statue.