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Lauren B. Sykes (1905-1980)
"Lauren B. Sykes has done as much or more for music in Portland than any individual in the history of this city," wrote Oregon Journal …
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Lawson Fusao Inada (1938-)
Poet, writer, and educator, Lawson Fusao Inada is an emeritus professor of English at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. In February 2006, Governor Ted …
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L. B. Day (1932-1986)
L.B. Day was one of a handful of political giants who played leadership roles during an important period in Oregon history, from the mid-1960s until …
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Lebanon (city)
The City of Lebanon, with a population of about 17,000 in 2020, is located along the South Santiam River on the eastern edge of the …
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Lee Mission Cemetery (Salem)
Lee Mission Cemetery on D Street in northeast Salem was formally constituted in 1869 on 4.77 acres of land deeded by former Methodist missionary Reverend …
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Lena Kenin (1897-1968)
Lena Nemerovsky Kenin was born in Portland on November 5, 1897, the third youngest of six children born to David and Naomi (Swartz) Nemerovsky. Kenin …
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Lenn Hannon (1943-2010)
With a nearly thirty-year tenure, Lenn Lamar Hannon was the second longest-serving state senator in Oregon’s history. Born on the Fourth of July in 1943, …
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Leo Adler (1895-1993)
Leo Adler was an innovative seller of newspapers and magazines, a self-made millionaire, and a strong advocate first of Baker and then Baker City, …
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Leonard Levy (1923 - 2006)
Leonard W. Levy, who completed his professional career at Southern Oregon University, was a prolific student of American legal and constitutional history. He wrote …
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Leonard Wallulis (1902-1977)
Leonard Wallulis was one of the most colorful lumberjacks in Oregon history, putting on Paul Bunyan demonstrations and winning contests in front of thousands of …
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