Newell Lishman, Arbon's first rural mail carrier, 1891–1964
Newell Lishman homesteaded under Bowen's Peak, carried Arbon's first rural mail route and died in 1964; his obituary says a canyon near Arbon was named Newell Canyon for him.
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Newell Lishman homesteaded under Bowen's Peak, carried Arbon's first rural mail route and died in 1964; his obituary says a canyon near Arbon was named Newell Canyon for him.