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  • The Land

    A land of mountains, forests, wetlands, lakes, and rivers, the 16,400-square-mile Klamath Basin is larger than nine of the fifty states. Through the Upper Basin, …

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  • The Land of Flowers and Sunshine and Showers

    In the first decade of the twentieth century, Coos County politicians and merchants worked to attract people and capital investments to establish banks, railroads, and manufacturing …

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  • The Lay of the Land

    Perhaps the most important aspect of central Oregon geography is the isolation. To the visitor arriving on a night flight from Seattle, the seven communities …

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  • The Legacy of Mr. Jones: Spreading Old World Contagions

    Written by Michael N. McGregor We know him only from the ship's log, a single notation that tells us a "Mr. Jones" spent seven months …

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  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    No two explorers are more firmly imprinted in the American consciousness than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Rivers, counties, towns, schools, and wildlife refuges in …

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  • The Literature of Oregon

    The earliest published writing in the Pacific Northwest was the work of the fur men and explorers, including the journals and travel accounts of Alexander …

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  • Thelma Johnson Streat (1912-1959)

    Thelma Johnson Streat was a multi-talented African American artist who focused on ethnic themes in her work. Born on August 29, 1912, in Yakima, Washington, …

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  • The Lumber Strike Wanes

    This editorial appeared in the Coos Bay Times on May 29, 1935. It describes the 1935 lumber strike, one of the largest labor strikes in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Martha Washington (building)

    In 1911, the Portland Women’s Union, a group of volunteers who created one of the first organizations in Oregon to provide safe housing for …

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  • The Meier & Frank Bombing, 1955

    Shoppers stumbled out in shock after twelve sticks of dynamite exploded in the third floor restroom of the Meier & Frank Department Store in downtown …

    Oregon History Project

3230 results

  • The Land

    A land of mountains, forests, wetlands, lakes, and rivers, the 16,400-square-mile Klamath Basin is larger than nine of the fifty states. Through the Upper Basin, …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Land of Flowers and Sunshine and Showers

    In the first decade of the twentieth century, Coos County politicians and merchants worked to attract people and capital investments to establish banks, railroads, and manufacturing …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Lay of the Land

    Perhaps the most important aspect of central Oregon geography is the isolation. To the visitor arriving on a night flight from Seattle, the seven communities …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Legacy of Mr. Jones: Spreading Old World Contagions

    Written by Michael N. McGregor We know him only from the ship's log, a single notation that tells us a "Mr. Jones" spent seven months …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    No two explorers are more firmly imprinted in the American consciousness than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Rivers, counties, towns, schools, and wildlife refuges in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Literature of Oregon

    The earliest published writing in the Pacific Northwest was the work of the fur men and explorers, including the journals and travel accounts of Alexander …

    Oregon History Project

  • Thelma Johnson Streat (1912-1959)

    Thelma Johnson Streat was a multi-talented African American artist who focused on ethnic themes in her work. Born on August 29, 1912, in Yakima, Washington, …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Lumber Strike Wanes

    This editorial appeared in the Coos Bay Times on May 29, 1935. It describes the 1935 lumber strike, one of the largest labor strikes in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Martha Washington (building)

    In 1911, the Portland Women’s Union, a group of volunteers who created one of the first organizations in Oregon to provide safe housing for …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Meier & Frank Bombing, 1955

    Shoppers stumbled out in shock after twelve sticks of dynamite exploded in the third floor restroom of the Meier & Frank Department Store in downtown …

    Oregon History Project