Although his time spent in Oregon was short, General John E. Wool was arguably the most important U.S. military officer to affect relations between Native …

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John Aloysius Fahey, the "Father of the American Fingerstyle Guitar," spent the last twenty years of his life in Salem, Oregon. During his career, he …

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John F. Carroll, the managing editor of the Evening Telegram, was a strong advocate for civic improvement. His most recognized contribution to Portland was …

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During his service in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Floyd of Virginia was the first member of Congress to aggressively champion the occupation and …

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John Hipple Mitchell was a Portland lawyer and politician whose long career as a U.S. senator was overshadowed by scandal. He was convicted on charges …

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This circa 1898 photograph shows John H. Mitchell, a U.S. Senator elected by the Oregon state legislature in 1874, 1885, 1891, and 1901. He wielded …

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Almost ninety years after his burial on Red Square in Moscow, John Silas “Jack” Reed remains among the most controversial of Oregon’s native sons. During …

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John Jacob Astor never visited Oregon or the Pacific Northwest, but his investment in the region’s fur trade in the early nineteenth century left an …

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John Jaqua, a Eugene-Springfield attorney who specialized in insurance defense, was instrumental in founding the company Nike and served on its board of directors …

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In 1850, a group of influential Scottish and British botanists and horticulturalists organized the Oregon Association to send a handpicked plant collector to bring back …

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