{"id":55,"date":"2025-07-11T23:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.skinnerbuttehistory.org\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2025-09-23T23:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:11:36","slug":"footnotes-on-the-butte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Footnotes on the Butte"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"55\" class=\"elementor elementor-55\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6c79d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f6c79d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e593d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e593d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Shelton McMurphey Johnson House Museum received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create an audio tour of the Skinner Butte neighborhood showcasing lesser known histories of the area. The tour highlights a range of stories linked to specific places on Skinner Butte and the surrounding neighborhood based on oral histories with local historians, residents, and knowledge holders.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Discover the hidden stories of one of Eugene\u2019s most iconic landmarks. Through voices from the community this self-guided audio tour reveals how Skinner Butte has shaped, and been shaped by, the people who live here.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Hear short audio clips, view historical photos, and explore a rich tapestry of cultural, social, and environmental history that brings this neighborhood to life.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Want to take this tour on a walk with you the easy way? Find our tours and more information about the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, you can download the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergconnects.org\/guides\/\"> Bloomberg Connects App<\/a> and search for &#8220;Shelton McMurphey Johnson House.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a1548 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0a1548\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2044036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2044036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storyseven\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/WR9-e1752448901806-r8pfpzy90dbiizmbl2f6jpbgf1ag75pkeepdmlzpow.webp\" title=\"Skinner Butte Water Reservior\" alt=\"Skinner Butte Water Reservior\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Activism for pubilc good<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d5ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08d5ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe52a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fe52a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2acf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2acf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storyone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/GN7963-r8jwjz24rq3h0ahbhs8ut1858pfh0h7im2wmxx24sw.jpeg\" title=\"Electric Cross on Skinner&#8217;s Butte\" alt=\"Electric Cross on top of Skinner&#039;s Butte. Image owned by Lane County History Museum.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Signs on the Hill<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc50b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edc50b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d20df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0d20df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storytwo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Gannett-Observ-r8lwq2uj86pfuol6dtvjqeszfrp6udi8hia2pgtm8g.webp\" title=\"Gannett Observ\" alt=\"Man using telescope at UO Observatory. 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Image owned by Lane County History Museum.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Looking Up<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a968a80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a968a80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b488c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b488c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storythree\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CS71lambscottage-scaled-r8lwqlnb0vf6avtvc2034a27bh4j4bkv83bsb01qs0.webp\" title=\"Lamb&#8217;s Cottage\" alt=\"Auto camp in 1927 at Skinner&#039;s Butte Park (formally Riverview Park.)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">People and Place<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909af5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"909af5d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ec768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9ec768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storyfive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Mims-House-r8lwgs7zn5zd1i38nt8d2r8vyliiq4lsji17uylrrk.webp\" title=\"Mims House\" alt=\"Mims House, Circa 1970s, House built in 1859, Wooden Structure\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A Place of Safety and Belonging<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4154c9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4154c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b051d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26b051d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storysix\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Starflower-r8lwuin3i0s6oe52gqy4iahcf9tl6x4lrh6mai8ouo.webp\" title=\"Starflower Natural Foods Cooperative\" alt=\"Woman driving truck for Starflower Natural Foods. 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Photo owned by Outliers and Outlaws, The Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project - Digital Exhibit.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Creating a Queer Community<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbef4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebbef4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e0b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e0b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skinnerbuttehistory.org\/index.php\/footnotes-on-the-butte\/storyfour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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