Later Years
In 1849, he taught for a short time at a female seminary in Oregon City. Clark would also sell 150 acres (0.61 km2) of his land claim and donate the proceeds to the school he helped to found. The Reverend Harvey L. Clark died on March 24, 1858 at the age of 50 in Forest Grove.
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