People and animals lined up for a livestock show on the grounds of the Portland Union Stockyards.  The first part of the twentieth century was …

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On March 27, 1890, the Union Electric Light and Power Company was incorporated to build what may have been Oregon’s shortest short-line railroad. The goal …

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Ashland's United Bicycle Institute (UBI) is the largest trainer of certified bicycle mechanics in the United States and the only school in the world …

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The United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), also known as the Wilkes Expedition, was shaped by both commercial and scientific concerns and a desire to expand …

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An advertisement for the building material terra cotta depicts the first section of the United States National Bank building in Portland as drawn in 1920. The bank …

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In March 1888, a Umatilla Indian woman known as Minnie was arrested by the Indian police and imprisoned in the reservation jail for living with …

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In United States v. Tom, the Oregon Territorial Supreme Court questioned the principle of federal supremacy over American Indian affairs in the territory and …

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Located in Eugene on the University of Oregon (UO) campus, the Museum of Natural and Cultural History traces its origins to 1876, when Thomas Condon …

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"Founded on a bluff and run on that principle," as historian Jim Covert writes, the University of Portland was born on the morning of September …

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The women’s soccer team is the most successful athletic club at the University of Portland (UP), with multiple national championships and other awards. The team …

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