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Umpqua River Entrance
This chart of the Umpqua River entrance was made by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1896. It is one of several dozen U.S. …
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Umpqua River Lighthouse
The Umpqua River Lighthouse, Oregon’s first, was built twice. The U.S. Office of Coast Survey in 1849 selected the mouth of the Umpqua River as …
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Under Attack at Nootka Sound, 1803
This engraving is an illustration from the 1816 edition of A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt. It is likely …
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Understanding the Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition is a complex event in American history. The story of the great exploration of the Far West from 1803 to …
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Uneasy Settlement
With a sunny climate, a resort atmosphere, and skiing, golfing, hiking, and camping, central Oregon is a center of outdoor recreation. A population boom, beginning …
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Unending Delight, Vigorous Exercise, and the Creative Spirit
Recreation in southwestern Oregon’s forests and other wild areas expanded substantially after World War II and today figures prominently in the regional economy. Early in …
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Union
With roots stretching back to 1862, Union is situated on Catherine Creek at the southern edge of the Grande Ronde Valley. The town was strategically …
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Union Activity and World War I
In the early twentieth century, most loggers and millworkers lived in company-provided towns or camps, where the accommodations, food, pay, and working conditions could range …
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Union Fisherman's Co-operative Packing Co.
The photograph shows the cannery building and net drying racks of the Union Fishermen’s Co-Operative Packing Company in Astoria in the early 1920s. The salmon …
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Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Company
In Astoria in 1897, some 200 gillnet fishermen formed the Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Company (Union Fish). The enterprise grew out of two years …
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