The city of Silverton was established where Silver Creek flows northwest out of the foothills of the Cascades and enters the Willamette Valley at the …

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Simeon Josephi was the leader of the medical profession in Oregon for more than fifty years, from about 1880 to 1930, and he lived in …

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Simeon G. Reed was a prominent citizen and businessman in Oregon during the second half of the nineteenth century. A leader of the Oregon Steam …

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Simon Benson gave his name to a Portland high school, a Portland hotel, and twenty brass water fountains in Portland's downtown. A classic American success …

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In this photograph Simon Benson poses in front of one of the twenty bronze drinking fountains he donated to the city.  He hoped that the …

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The Simon Benson House, a Queen Anne-style house built in 1900 by timber baron Simon Benson, was originally located at Southwest 11th and Clay …

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  On June 4, 1808, explorer Simon Fraser wrote of his day on the Fraser River in present day British Columbia: We experienced great danger; …

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On June 4, 1808, explorer Simon Fraser wrote of his day on the Fraser River in present day British Columbia:We experienced great danger; one …

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Virtually unheard of since World War I, the single tax was arguably the most contentious issue in Oregon politics during the early twentieth century. The …

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This sinker stone was once used by Indian fishers on the Columbia River. Native Americans have fished the waters of the Columbia River for at …

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