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Death of Meriwether Lewis
The death of Meriwether Lewis in the fall of 1809 has long been a subject shrouded in mystery and controversy. This much we know: on …
Oregon History Project
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Death penalty
Oregon has had a death penalty for most of its history as a state, though it executed only two people since 1963, and both of …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Death with Dignity Law
In 1994, Oregon voters were the first in the nation to approve an act that allows a physician to prescribe a lethal dose of medication …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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DeAutremont Brothers Train Hold-up at Tunnel 13
The most famous train holdup in Oregon was a ham-fisted disaster. On October 11, 1923, an attempt by brothers Ray, Roy, and Hugh DeAutremont to …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Debate Over Oregon Constitution
This document is an excerpt from a speech by Missouri congressman John B. Clarke in the U.S. House of Representatives supporting the admission of Oregon. …
Oregon History Project
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Decision at the Marias River
In early June 1805, the Corps of Discovery found itself at a crossroads. The explorers were determined to make their way to the source of …
Oregon History Project
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Dekum Building (Portland)
The Dekum Building is an eight-story, Richardsonian Romanesque edifice constructed between 1891 and 1892. Frank Dekum commissioned the Portland architectural firm of McCaw & Martin …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Della Cramer at Southern Pacific Rail Yard
On Oct. 7, 1942, the Oregon Journal published this photograph of Della Cramer working as a rivet heater at the Southern Pacific Railroad in the …
Oregon History Project
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Dell Hathaway Hymes (1927-2009)
One measure of the stature of Dell Hymes as a social scientist in the last three decades of the twentieth century is that he held …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Demonstration of Ernst Well
In the early 1920s, the Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology (OBMG) spent $40,000 drilling four test wells for water in the arid Fort Rock …
Oregon History Project
