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  • Paisley Caves

    The Paisley Caves—more formally known as Paisley Five Mile Caves—in south-central Oregon are among the oldest archaeological deposits in North America. The seven creases that …

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  • Pass Creek Covered Bridge

    The Pass Creek Covered Bridge was built in 1925 on North First Street in Drain, where it replaced an earlier 1876 covered bridge that was …

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  • Patrick and Jane Hughes House

    Built in 1898, the Patrick and Jane Hughes House in Curry County is a significant survivor of a large, prosperous ranch and dairy business operated …

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  • Patrick Gass (1771-1870)

    Patrick Gass was one of the early enlistees in the expeditionary force led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to survey the Missouri and …

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  • Paul Allen (1953–2018)

    Paul Allen had an impact on Oregon, both as owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and as co-founder of the business giant, Microsoft Corporation. Allen …

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  • Paulann Petersen (1942-)

    Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s sixth Poet Laureate, is an award-winning poet, influential teacher, and ambassador for poetry. Her poems, which are rooted in Pacific Northwest landscapes, …

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  • Paul C. Murphy (1876-1957)

    Paul Cole Murphy played a major role in the development of Laurelhurst in southeast Portland, and Oswego (now Lake Oswego). Born in Mount …

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  • Paul Hanneman (1936–2017)

    Paul Hanneman served in the Oregon House of Representatives for more than a quarter of a century, from 1965 to 1990. In 1967, he played …

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  • Paulina Lake Guard Station

    The Civilian Conservation Corps built Paulina Lake Guard Station in 1938 on the south shore of the larger of the two lakes within the Newberry …

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  • Paul L. Patterson (1900-1956)

    Governor Paul Linton Patterson began his career in state politics in the Oregon State Senate, where he served for six years, the last year as …

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