History class honors ‘Father of Oroville’ with headstone

History class honors ‘Father of Oroville’ with headstone

OROVILLE — When the teacher and students in the Lighthouse Home School Co-op’s Love Where You Live history class discovered the grave of Captain Ralph Bird, the “Father of Oroville,” didn’t have a headstone, they decided to do something about it. “We learned he died in 1872 and there was a funeral but there was no headstone marking the grave, just a little red flag,” said Lori Pierce, Love Where You Live teacher and local business owner. “I just…