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Oregon Bicycle Bill
On June 11, 1971, Governor Tom McCall, with his usual flair for publicity, stood on the steps of the Oregon Capitol to sign a …
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Oregon Black Pioneers (organization)
Oregon Black Pioneers, an all-volunteer group founded in Salem in 1993, aims to preserve the rich heritage and culture of Oregon’s African Americans through collections …
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Oregon Cavalry Volunteers Uniform
This uniform, belonging to Col. Thomas R. Cornelius of Company “D,” First Regiment in the Oregon Cavalry Volunteers, is representative of those worn by soldiers …
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Oregon Caves Chateau
The Oregon Caves Chateau was constructed between 1931 and 1934 as an overnight lodging in a ravine near the entrance of the Oregon Caves National …
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Oregon Caves National Monument
Only a few places in the Beaver State are named in reference to California, and Oregon Caves is one of them. Its earlier moniker, the …
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Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program
The Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program was founded in 1958 to recognize the state's agricultural heritage and to honor farm and ranch families that …
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Oregon Chub
Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) are small minnows that exist only in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. This species was formerly distributed throughout …
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Oregon Citizens Alliance
The Oregon Citizens Alliance was a conservative activist group and political action committee that rose to prominence in the late 1980s as part of a …
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Oregon City
Oregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Rocky Mountains and a main terminus of the Oregon Trail. Its historic center is …
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Oregon City and Willamette Falls
This 1867 photograph, taken by Carleton Eugene Watkins, shows Oregon City and the Willamette Falls soon after the first portage railroad was built there. Oregon City …
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