Howard Maupin
American settler
About Howard Maupin
Lived 1815 – 1887 (aged 71–72).
Howard Maupin (c. 1815–1887) was an American settler who established a farm and ferry in Oregon at the present-day location of Maupin. He became famous for shooting the Paiute war leader Chief Paulina on April 25, 1867, near the modern town of Madras.
Maupin was born in Clay County, Kentucky, and moved to Missouri as a teenager. In 1863, he traveled to Oregon, settling first in the Willamette Valley. He then moved to Antelope, in central Oregon, where he became the town's first postmaster in 1871. Maupin then moved slightly west, establishing a farm and operating a ferry across the Deschutes River. He died in 1887.
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Who was Howard Maupin?
American settler
When was Howard Maupin born?
Howard Maupin was born in 1815.
When did Howard Maupin die?
Howard Maupin died in 1887.
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