In a long career of public service, Eugene Debs Potts was a mayor, state senator and senate president, and acting governor. He was also the …

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The first street railway in Eugene was a mule-powered system that began operating between the train depot and the University of Oregon on June 26, …

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In the aftermath of a 1906 outbreak of typhoid fever in Eugene, which was traced to poor operating conditions at the privately owned water …

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“Edges are the story of my life,” artist Eunice Parsons told an interviewer. A painter, tilemaker, and printmaker, she was best known for collages, …

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In 1845, a large party of American immigrants organized by Stephen Meek passed through central Oregon as they blundered west from Fort Boise searching for …

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Eva Castellanoz—traditional artist, curandera (healer), activist, and teacher—is a leading spokesperson for Oregon's Latino community. She received a National Heritage Award in 1989, has been …

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As an impressionable and imaginative girl growing up in Illinois, Eva Emery pored over every historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott. Within the pages …

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Evans Products Company was one of the most successful wood products corporations in the United States in the twentieth century. Their largest, most innovative, and …

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This 1938 photograph shows a woman identified as Eva Redding at a hop farm campground in the Willamette Valley. Hop buds are used to flavor …

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Evelyn Crowell was one of the first professional Black librarians in the City of Portland. A community-based activist, she was a promoter of African …

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