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City of Idanha
Fifty-five miles east of Salem on Oregon State Highway 22, the town of Idanha has long been associated with travelers along this part of the …
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City of Mt. Angel
Mt. Angel is a small community of about 3,392 people in 2020, approximately eighteen miles northeast of Salem. Indians had worshipped on the butte, …
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City of North Bend
The City of North Bend is located on about five square miles at the north bend of the Coos Bay, bounded by the bay …
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City of Port Orford
Port Orford claims to be the oldest town site on the Oregon coast, dating to 1851. The Qua-toh-mah band of Athabascan-speaking Tututni people were …
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City of Salem
Salem, the capital of Oregon, is located at a crossroads of trade and travel on former prairie lands along the Willamette River. The city …
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City Planning and Civic Engagement
As the mercantile elite lost control of the electoral process and saw local government, including the schools and courts, focus on unfamiliar social concerns, they …
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Civic Stadium
The Civic Stadium was built by the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club (MAC) — the word “Amateur” was eventually dropped from the name. The club, which catered …
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Civil Defense Underground Headquarters
In 1956, Portland became the first city in the United States to build an underground city hall, the Civil Defense Emergency Operation Center, at Kelly …
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Civilian Conservation Corps in Coos County
From 1933 to 1942, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees in Coos County’s seven camps spent their summers fighting forest fires and building the trails, roads, …
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Civilian Public Service Camp #21
Civilian Public Service Camp #21 opened in November 1941 at Wyeth, a few miles east of Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge. It was …
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