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African American and Women Workers in World War II
Wartime conditions severely disrupted rural communities, creating dire labor shortages in agricultural and natural resource industries like logging and lumbering. Thousands of Oregonians left farms, …
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African American Community Protests School Board
Black United Front leader, Ron Herndon, stood on a desk at this 1982 protest, leading members of the African American community in chants of “You’d better …
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Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
The Afro-American Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt, in the collections of the Oregon Historical Society, depicts five hundred years of national equality issues and African American …
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After the Expedition
The Lewis and Clark story did not end with the return of the expeditionary force. What happened to the Expedition’s records, materials, and members after …
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Agency Lake Ranch
Upper Klamath Lake, at 142 square miles, is Oregon’s largest fresh-water lake. It is fed by the Williamson and Sprague Rivers and several small creeks …
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Agnes Sengstacken (1859 - 1948)
Establishing a public library in Marshfield was a “labor of love” for Agnes Ruth Sengstacken. She "embraced progress," historian Stephen Dow Beckham writes, "and used …
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A Hard Country to Settle
Lacking the rich gold or other precious-metal deposits of neighboring areas, southeastern Oregon’s development took a slower course. A few hardy settlers had begun grazing …
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A Helping Hand from Washington
Farms, forestry, factories, and railroads meant that Oregon in the early twentieth century was a great place to seek a living or a fortune. There …
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Ah Hee Diggings (Chinese Walls)
The Ah Hee Diggings, also called the Chinese Walls, are sixty acres of hand-stacked, winding rock walls constructed of placer mine tailings. The walls were …
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Ainsworth House (Mount Pleasant)
The Ainsworth House was built in 1851 on the high land east of Oregon City for Capt. John C. Ainsworth (1822-1893). Known as Mount Pleasant, …
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