1843
On February 1, 1843, residents of the Willamette Valley met at the Oregon Institute in present day Salem, Oregon, to discuss the issue of predatory animals attacking livestock and create a system of bounties on those wild animals in the First Wolf Meeting. The Second Wolf Meeting took place on March 6, 1843, and set in motion the organizing of a provisional government. At this meeting bounties were set up to deal with the predatory animals that were attacking livestock. The last organizational meeting started May 2, 1843, where the pioneers voted on whether to create a provisional government. A mural of the 1843 meeting is on the wall in the House of Representatives in the Oregon State Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon.
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