The Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner is one of the oldest continuously operating courthouses in Oregon. Named for pioneer merchant and legislator Jackson L. Morrow, …

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Born in a log cabin in Iowa on March 12, 1871, Morton Peck was an inspiring teacher and botanist, esteemed for his knowledge of Oregon …

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Born in rural Louisiana in 1845, Moses Williams joined the U.S. Army in 1866 and embarked on a thirty-one-year military career in the American West, …

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Located in the Columbia River Gorge between Hood River and The Dalles, Mosier is both a town and an agricultural valley. The population of …

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This photograph shows the flotation mill of the Mother Lode Mine—also known as the Poorman/Balm Creek Mine—located about twenty miles northeast of Baker City. As …

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The sales manager for the Clay Machine Company sent the first letter reproduced here to the Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA) in November 1912 hoping …

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The first non-Indians who appeared in the Klamath Basin were mountain men. Working from Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River, the western headquarters of Hudson’s …

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Mountain View Cemetery, established in 1904, was a fashionable burial site for prominent Ashland citizens during much of the twentieth century. The cemetery consists of …

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Mount Angel Abbey, in the town of St. Benedict, Oregon, is a community of monks in the Catholic Benedictine tradition. They live in a peaceful …

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Housed in a building designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, the Mount Angel Abbey Library is an important component of Mount Angel Abbey and provides …

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