[headstone reads] Rev. George H. Atkinson, May 10, 1819, Feb. 25, 1889, Nancy Bates Atkinson, his wife, Feb. 28, 1815, Dec. 1, 1895. Headstone resides in River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon. George was a leader in establishing the public education system in Oregon.
Portrait of George H. Atkinson, a missionary who helped to found Tualatin Academy. This image is an etching and was probably based on a photograph that was taken circa the 1860s. See related image in the Pacific University Archives, PUApic_008216.
Portrait of George Atkinson, one of the founders of Pacific University. He was a missionary from New England who traveled to Oregon Territory and worked to establish educational systems in the area. One of his projects was the creation of Tualatin Academy and Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. This image is undated, but based on his appearance and the carte-de-visite format of the photograph, it was likely created circa the 1860s.
