tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post2654728883061648643..comments2023-05-20T11:57:14.506-04:00Comments on Smoky Mountain Family Historian: Apples to OregonLori Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post-26509897062424076082013-02-12T13:29:41.223-05:002013-02-12T13:29:41.223-05:00Betty, The father was just fairly obsessed with th...Betty, The father was just fairly obsessed with the trees and did not want to leave them behind. It is based on the story of Henderson Luelling who really did take 700 fruit trees to Oregon in 1847.Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post-75331080545792635192013-02-08T10:39:11.871-05:002013-02-08T10:39:11.871-05:00Is the importance of getting the trees there based...Is the importance of getting the trees there based upon the fact that he needed to trees to support hid family? I haven't read the book, just hoping maybe he just didn't know how to show his love any other way<br /><br />BettyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149186891188677587noreply@blogger.com