On December 19, 1896, the Morning Oregonian in Portland heralded the opening of the Cascade Canal and Locks with a special edition celebrating the project …

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Operation Red Hat was the label the American military applied broadly to its program to better secure the nation’s chemical weapons, including nerve gas, by …

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The wolf named OR4 was the father of the first successful breeding pack in Oregon for many decades. The object of intense scrutiny from wildlife …

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Betty Roberts, the first woman to serve on both the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court, was interviewed by Clark Hansen from …

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This oral history interview of Celia Dominguez Mariscal was recorded on January 21, 1994, by Noel Wiggins as part of a larger project funded by …

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When Richard “Dick” Charles Erath made his first barrel of wine in his Walnut Creek, California, backyard in 1965, it was a hobby. A few …

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The Oregon-American Lumber Company (1917-1934) and its successors—the Oregon-American Lumber Corporation (1934-1953), the Long-Bell Lumber Company (1953-1956), and the International Lumber Company (1956-1957)—operated from the …

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The Oregon and California Lands Act, heralded as a forward-looking conservation measure when it became law in 1937, has been mired in controversy for most …

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The Oregon and California Railroad (O&C) was the first railroad to connect Oregon with California. Construction of the line began in Portland during the spring …

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Early Filmmaking in Oregon Motion pictures debuted in Oregon in 1894 when a kinetoscope arrived in Portland. The innovative technology allowed boxing matches, vaudeville …

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