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  • The Arts Center

    The Arts Center had its beginnings in the late 1950s, when a friend handed Marion Gathercoal A Survey of Arts Councils. Gathercoal was president …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Astorians and the Hudson’s Bay Company

    The Astorians were the first fur traders to arrive. New York entrepreneur John Jacob Astor sent two groups of clerks to the Columbia River country—one …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Baltimore Colony

    This hand-written document is an excerpt from the first draft of Binger Hermann’s (1843-1926) autobiography, titled “The Story of a Busy Life.” It describes pioneer …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Beach Patrol in Oregon, U.S. Coast Guard, 1942-1944

    The Beach Patrol in Oregon, which kept watch over the Oregon coastline during World War II, was part of the national Beach Patrol that monitored …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Blob: Impacts of the 2013-2016 Marine Heatwave on Oregon

    From December 2013 to August 2016, the northeast Pacific Ocean experienced a severe marine heatwave, or warm water event, known as the Blob. Like all …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Bohemians

    Singing was an avocation of members of The Bohemians, a male a cappella singing group that performed in Oregon from 1954 to 1962. The singers—who …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Bomber Restaurant and Catering

    When Art Lacey, a young pilot and gasoline station owner, envisioned combining his two passions into a business, people questioned his sanity. The Bomber, located …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Booster City and Business Leaders

    Portland started the twentieth century with a flourish of self-promotion. After a half century as the most important city in the Pacific Northwest, Portlanders were …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Bo's'n's Whistle

    ­­ Click here to see a pdf version of this issue. The Bo’s’n’s Whistle was an in-house publication distributed to employees of the Oregon Shipbuilding …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Coastal Landscape

    The Oregon Coast is a sliver of land between the mountains and the sea, almost three hundred miles long and an average of about fifty …

    Oregon History Project

3266 results

  • The Arts Center

    The Arts Center had its beginnings in the late 1950s, when a friend handed Marion Gathercoal A Survey of Arts Councils. Gathercoal was president …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Astorians and the Hudson’s Bay Company

    The Astorians were the first fur traders to arrive. New York entrepreneur John Jacob Astor sent two groups of clerks to the Columbia River country—one …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Baltimore Colony

    This hand-written document is an excerpt from the first draft of Binger Hermann’s (1843-1926) autobiography, titled “The Story of a Busy Life.” It describes pioneer …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Beach Patrol in Oregon, U.S. Coast Guard, 1942-1944

    The Beach Patrol in Oregon, which kept watch over the Oregon coastline during World War II, was part of the national Beach Patrol that monitored …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Blob: Impacts of the 2013-2016 Marine Heatwave on Oregon

    From December 2013 to August 2016, the northeast Pacific Ocean experienced a severe marine heatwave, or warm water event, known as the Blob. Like all …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Bohemians

    Singing was an avocation of members of The Bohemians, a male a cappella singing group that performed in Oregon from 1954 to 1962. The singers—who …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Bomber Restaurant and Catering

    When Art Lacey, a young pilot and gasoline station owner, envisioned combining his two passions into a business, people questioned his sanity. The Bomber, located …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Booster City and Business Leaders

    Portland started the twentieth century with a flourish of self-promotion. After a half century as the most important city in the Pacific Northwest, Portlanders were …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Bo's'n's Whistle

    ­­ Click here to see a pdf version of this issue. The Bo’s’n’s Whistle was an in-house publication distributed to employees of the Oregon Shipbuilding …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Coastal Landscape

    The Oregon Coast is a sliver of land between the mountains and the sea, almost three hundred miles long and an average of about fifty …

    Oregon History Project