David J. Schnebly was the editor of the Oregon Spectator, the first newspaper published in Oregon Country (1846). His editorial reflects some issues and …

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The Civil War and the Republican Party’s rise to power and influence shaped Oregon’s political landscape between 1860 and 1920. The legislature ratified the Thirteenth …

Oregon History Project

Like other western states, Oregon has a sizable public land base, with approximately 53 percent of its 61 million acres in federal lands, most of …

Oregon History Project

On February 22 and 23, 1860, delegates from nine Oregon county agricultural societies and the Oregon Fruit Growers Association (OFGA) met in Salem and formed …

Oregon Encyclopedia

Among capitol buildings in the United States, the Oregon State Capitol in Salem is a landmark of Modernistic design. Like most other statehouses, it was …

Oregon Encyclopedia

For years after achieving statehood in 1859, Oregon was deprived of a proper capitol due to controversy over fixing the seat of government in Salem …

Oregon Encyclopedia

The call for an Oregon State Fair intensified in 1859 after California held its first fair, and the Oregon State Agricultural Society (OSAS) was established …

Oregon Encyclopedia

Oregon is the only state in the country whose flag has a different image on each side. It was also among the last states to …

Oregon Encyclopedia

The Oregon State Penitentiary, Oregon's only maximum-security prison, sits on 194 acres of land in the heart of Salem, just north of Mill Creek on …

Oregon Encyclopedia

On March 9, 1968, a day after Governor Tom McCall had guided reporters through the Oregon State Penitentiary to demonstrate the quiet control the state …

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