The period from 10,500 to 200 years ago covers the bulk of prehistory of western North America. It is known as the Archaic period of …

Oregon History Project

Prineville holds the distinction of being the region’s first town, founded by Barney and Elizabeth Prine in 1868. The Prines settled on the banks of …

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The document reproduced here is Captain William Clark’s copy of a map sketched by two Nez Perce Indians in May 1806. It shows the principal …

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Prineville, the county seat of Crook County, sits on ceded land once belonging to members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, displaced by the …

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This scrap of paper—handwritten, covered in centuries-old smudged fingerprints—is a remnant of the first significant attempt to create a functioning non-Native government in Oregon Country. …

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This version of the proceedings of the treaty-making Wasco Council is a reprinted typed transcript of the original report sent to George Maypenny, United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, …

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Oregon Governor Benjamin W. Olcott issued this 1922 executive proclamation in response to three assaults in southern Oregon perpetrated by members of the Medford klavern, …

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Oregon Provisional Governor George Abernethy issued this proclamation for the raising of a voluntary militia following an authorization from the Oregon Provisional Legislature. The legislature’s intent …

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This Sept. 30, 1905, program is from “Portland Day” at the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. Shown here are …

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This program for the children’s Harney County Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra is most likely from one of two concerts the young musicians performed in September, 1916 …

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