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Monmouth, Oregon was settled by Elijah Davidson and his Family.

Originally a member of the Christian Church of Cameron ( Monmouth, Illinois ), Davidson was a devout advocate of prohibition.

In 1852, sixty-three-year-old Elijah Davidson and his family set out for Oregon Territory By 1854, more than a dozen Disciples families from Monmouth, many of them related to each other or to Davidson, had joined him.

In February 1859, Davidson and other trustees efforts to prohibit the importation, exportation, sale, and consumption of alcohol in Monmouth became a reality.

One of the main arguments Davidson and his fellow religious supporters used to push prohibition legislation was, " to enable them to suppress and prevent nuisances, to render the possession of life and property more secure, to enable them to improve and embellish the streets of the town.