Named for our third President, one of our country’s founding fathers, by the Lewis & Clark Discovery Expedition. Thomas Jefferson was a true statesman and a champion of individual rights. Thomas Jefferson believed we, as a country, needed a well-informed electorate as a prerequisite to democracy. This still stands true today, just like the mountain that bears his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jefferson_(Oregon)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition