Mary Peters (c. 1852–1921) was an Umpqua woman who operated a ferry across the Rogue River.
[3] Peters's father, known as Umpqua Joe, was a member of the Grave Creek band of the Umpqua people who was known for warning settlers and miners in the Grants Pass area of an impending attack from local Indians in 1855.
Peters's father was reportedly allowed to stay on his land after the end of the Rogue River Wars rather than be removed to a reservation.
[6][7][8] In 1958, the land was converted by Josephine County to Indian Mary Park, named after Peters.
In 1894 she leased the ferry to William Massie and moved with her two surviving daughters to Grants Pass.