In January 1920, during a special session called by Governor Ben W. Olcott, Sylvia Thompson—the lone female legislator in the Oregon State Senate—introduced a resolution …

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Of the 158 names inscribed in the legislative chambers of the Oregon State Capitol, only six are women. One of those is Tabitha Moffat …

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The Table Rocks, two large mesas north of Medford, rise nearly 800 feet from the north side of the Rogue River, opposite where …

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The Table Rocks are prominent features of southern Oregon’s Rogue River Valley. This aerial photo, which shows Lower Table Rock in the foreground and Upper …

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The Council of Table Rock brought a temporary peace between Indigenous residents of the Rogue River Valley and the American settlers that had swarmed into …

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Once called Wagner Creek, Talent is located in southwestern Oregon between Ashland and Medford. Situated near the confluences of Wagner and Anderson Creeks with …

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Tamkaliks Celebration takes place each July in Wallowa as a celebration and recognition of Niimiipuu (Nez Perce) presence in the Wallowa Valley. The event began …

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Henry Schenck Tanner’s “A Map of North America” represents a significant placeholder in the early American literature on continental expansion of the republic to the …

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After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942, most Oregonians approved of the United States' entry into the Second World War, but support was …

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The Tashi Choling Center for Buddhist Studies is located in the Cottonwood Creek Valley (known locally as the Colestin Valley) of Southern Oregon, south of …

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