3737 SE Adams Street
Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
George Wise was born in 1820. His wife, Sarah Elizabeth Tong was born in 1842. They were married in 1859.
George Wise Farmhouse, Circa 1900
George Wise built the farmhouse that is now the Milwaukie Museum in 1865. It was originally located at what is now 6527 Lake Road.
George & Sarah Elizabeth Wise with second child John
George and Sarah Wise raised 10 children in this house. Their first child, George Bond Wise, was born in 1867. Sarah Wise died in 1881 and George Wise died in 1886.
George Bond Wise
Ownership of the house passed to their son George Bond Wise. He sold the house in 1902, and died in 1905.
John Wise
The house ended up being owned by United Grocers, Inc. The Milwaukie Historical Society was formed in 1936 and was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1973.
Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
United Grocers donated the George Wise farmhouse to the Milwaukie Historical Society, who moved it to its current location.
Front Door of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
The Milwaukie Historical Society opened the George Wise farmhouse as the Milwaukie Museum on June 7, 1975.
Christa McDonald Plaque at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
The house has a plaque reading "Christa McDonald, A True Friend, June 1, 1994."
Front Room of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
These pictures show the front room of the Milwaukie Museum.
Front Room of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
The dark-colored paneling is original to the house. The photos below show a few of the artifacts in the front room.
Lyon and Healy Pump Reed Organ from the 1890s at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Portable Missionary Organ from 1905-1925, once played at picnics, at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Writing desk with gavels and a stereograph viewer at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Transit Box used for collecting museum donations at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Inside the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
These photos show the room in the middle of the main floor.
Inside the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
I think this room was originally the dining room for the house.
Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
This room leads into the kitchen, which serves at the museum's small gift shop.
Second Floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
This view shows the upstairs of the museum
Children’s items in the front of the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Firefighting and equestrian artifacts on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Antique typewriters and cash registers on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Emergency Call Light on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
This emergency call light hung at the corner of Main and Monroe Streets. In case of trouble, one would turn on the flashing light and the marshal would see it on his route, check with town hall and take care of the problem.
First State Bank of Milwaukie at the corner of Main and Monroe Streets. Note the emergency call light hanging over the street.
Native American artifacts in a display case on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Samples of Ply-wood and Myrtle wood on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
The Milwaukie Museum has samples of Ply-wood, which originated at Portland’s 1904 Lewis & Clark Expedition, and Myrtle wood, which is a native Oregon wood.
Display of military artifacts from various wars on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Historic Newspapers on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
The Milwaukie Museum has a collection of historic newspapers. The newspapers shown here from the end of WWII (both from the same day) have a variety of headlines.
Captain Frederick Morse tombstone on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Next to a telegraph is the tombstone of Captain Frederick Morse, who was killed on Christmas Day in 1850 in Milwaukie by an exploding cannon during the launch of the Lot Whitcomb, the first steamboat built on the Pacific Coast. Lot Whitcomb was an owner of the steamboat, thus its name. Morse was buried in the Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery.
Captain Frederick Morse tombstone on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Eventually this original tombstone deteriorated to the point that it could no longer remain outside. It was restored by Lambert Florin, who used a photo of it in his book Tales the Western Tombstones Tell.
Picture of the new Captain Frederick Morse tombstone on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
A bronze plaque was placed in the Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery to mark the grave, noting that the original tombstone is here.
Historical Photo:
Lot Whitcomb in Oregon City in the 1850s (Salem Public Library)
Sports Memorabilia on the second floor of the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
The Milwaukie Museum has a collection of sports memorabilia including boxing gloves autographed by Jack Dempsey and a basketball autographed by the 1984 Portland Trailblazers.
Portland Street Railway Company Horsecar #3 at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Before electric streetcars, transit companies used horsedrawn railcars. By putting them on rails, the horsecars were easier to pull and provided a smoother ride than carts that ran on the dirt streets of the time.
Portland Street Railway Company Horsecar #3 at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Ben Holladay started the Portland Street Railway Company in 1872 with horsecars running on First Avenue between Glisan and Caruthers.
Portland Street Railway Company Horsecar #3 at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Horsecar #3 was one of Holladay’s first, built in 1872. It was pulled by a single horse and cost 5 cents to ride. It is the oldest surviving Portland streetcar.
Portland Street Railway Company Horsecar #3 at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Electric cars began replacing horsecars in 1889 and the last horsecar run was on June 20, 1892. Part of the original route is followed today by TriMet's MAX Light Rail.
Portland Street Railway Company Horsecar #3 at the Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Historical Photo:
Horsecar #3 on parade, Oregon City, 8/48 (Salem Public Library)
Dogwood Plaque at Milwaukie Museum on September 27, 2008
Milwaukie was once home to the largest Pacific Dogwood in the United States. It was marked by a plaque by the Susannah Lee Barlow Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on April 27, 1952. At that point, the tree was 65 feet tall and had a circumference of 7 feet. The tree was damaged in the 1962 Columbus Day Storm and did not survive. The plaque is now at the Milwaukie Museum.
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