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  • John A. Brown (1830?–1903)

    John Brown Canyon heads on Agency Plains, seven miles north of Madras, Oregon, and descends west about three miles into the main canyon of …

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  • John and Almira Dimick Letters

    These letters from the John Buel Dimick Papers were written by John Dimick and his fiancé (and later wife) Almira “Alla” Eberhard during the time …

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  • John and Helen Moore House

    The John A. and Helen Moore House is one of the earliest houses built in present-day Sherman County and the only Italianate-style residence in the …

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  • John Bain (1957-)

    John Bain, a Portland-area youth soccer coach, spent many years in Oregon as a player for the Portland Timbers and as a coach of professional, …

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  • John Ball (1794-1884)

    John Ball spent just one of his eighty-nine years in Oregon but has been widely recognized as the first school teacher in the Oregon Country. …

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  • John Baptiste Horner (1856–1933)

    John Baptiste Horner was a faculty member at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) from 1891 to 1933. While he taught several subjects, …

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  • John Beeson (1803-1889)

    John Beeson had been in Oregon only three years, but his outrage at the treatment of Native Americans by whites led him to become a …

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  • John Box Hoskins (1768–1824)

    John Box Hoskins served as a clerk on the Columbia Rediviva, captained by Robert Gray, during a voyage to the Pacific Northwest from 1790 …

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  • John B. Waldo (1844-1907)

    John Breckenridge Waldo was the first Oregon Supreme Court chief justice born in the state. He may be best known as an outdoorsman and proponent …

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  • John Casteel's Diary, 2-18-1935

    University of Oregon speech professor John L. Casteel made this entry into his diary on Feb. 18, 1935. Casteel’s diary spans the entire time he …

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