During this period, Native people continued to suffer a declining population and a diminishing land base, and they were denied access to important traditional gathering, …

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Newberg, the second largest city in Yamhill County, is located about a mile north of a northerly bend in the Willamette River. The city …

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Newberry Crater, as it is commonly known, is a large shield volcano east of the Cascade Range in central Oregon. The area was named for …

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The New Carissa, a 639-foot freighter, wrecked on the North Spit near North Bend early on the morning of February 4, 1999, causing what …

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A 639-foot freighter, the New Carissa, ran aground in inclement weather off the southern Oregon port of Coos Bay on February 4, 1999. It …

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John Cary (1754-1835) produced this map of North America in 1806. Cary, a London-based engraver, was one of the most influential mapmakers and publishers of …

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In 1958, Theodore M. Swett answered a questionnaire from the Jewish Institute of Religion at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. In one portion, Swett detailed …

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From 1900 to 1914, Portland was the third fastest growing middle-sized city in the United States, behind Los Angeles and Seattle. Los Angeles owed its …

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Newport, with a population of about 10,256, is the largest city in Lincoln County and, since 1952, the county seat. The largest minority population is …

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This group of children from the Spokane tribe was recruited to attend the Forest Grove Indian and Industrial Training School in 1881 as part of …

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