Romance in the Dixie Slough

All was not work--in the early Dixie Slough--there was romance!

On the wagon train that arrived in September of 1864 was a young girl, Sarah Cox, who met the young Swede, John Levander, and it was love at first sight.

After two weeks of courtship they were married by Elder B.F. Morrow at Frost's springs located just West of the present intersection of Kimball and Paynter Ave. Daisy Vinson has written: Reverand Morrow performed the first wedding ceremony in this valley. It was west of what is now Caldwell.

The native grass was so very high it had to be trampled down to make a place for the people to stand.