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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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 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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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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This photograph shows the interior of the powerhouse at Willamette Falls Electric’s Station A, one of the nation’s first hydropower plants, located at Willamette Falls …

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The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute was established in 2007 to promote research on climate change in the Oregon university system and to facilitate the …

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This photograph depicts three beachgoers, two young ladies and one young man, braving the cool Pacific Northwest weather as waves break around their ankles. They …

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Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of the Northwest Coast. Vol. 1: 1543-1800. San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft, 1884. Beck, David R.M. Seeking Recognition: The Termination …

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The Oregon Coast Music Festival (OCMF) has grown from a Coos Bay performance of Haydn music to a two-week-long annual festival that draws 5,000 to …

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Winding for 382 miles along the Oregon Coast, the Oregon Coast Trail is the most extensive and popular recreational trail built and maintained by the …

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