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  • Maraschino Cherries

    Some people say that the maraschino cherry—that neon-red garnish plopped in cocktail glasses and atop sundaes—was invented in Oregon. That is a bit of an …

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  • Marbled Murrelet

    The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a unique and cryptic seabird species of older-aged coastal forests and nearshore waters of western Oregon. The …

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  • Marcus Whitman (1802–1847)

    Marcus Whitman left his mark on Oregon Country as an early missionary to Cayuse people on the Columbia Plateau and as an advocate for American …

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  • Margaret Comstock Snell (1843–1923)

    Margaret Comstock Snell was a pioneering domestic scientist who in 1889 implemented the household economy program for women at Corvallis State Agricultural College (now Oregon …

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  • Margaret Jewett Smith Bailey (1812-1882)

    Writing under the pen name Ruth Rover, Margaret Jewett Smith Bailey wrote one of the earliest works in Oregon, The Grains, or, Passages in the …

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  • Margaret Louise Carter (1935–)

    Margaret Carter was the first Black woman to be elected to the Oregon State Legislature, in 1984. She served as the chair of the Democratic …

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  • Margaret Sanger's Arrest in Portland, 1916

    On June 29, 1916, Margaret Sanger was arrested in Portland for distributing pamphlets promoting birth control. Sanger was the author of a series of articles …

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  • Margery Hoffman Smith (1888-1981)

    Margery Hoffman Smith, a painter and interior designer, was called the “grande dame of arts and crafts” for her work at Timberline Lodge on …

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  • Marian B. Towne (1880 - 1966)

    As the first woman elected to the Oregon House of Representatives (1914), and one of the first women in the state to serve with the …

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  • Marianne Mayfield (Hill) (1936-2004)

    During more than thirty years on the Portland jazz scene, singer and bassist Marianne Mayfield was a rare female instrumentalist in a male-dominated jazz world …

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2094 results

  • Maraschino Cherries

    Some people say that the maraschino cherry—that neon-red garnish plopped in cocktail glasses and atop sundaes—was invented in Oregon. That is a bit of an …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Marbled Murrelet

    The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a unique and cryptic seabird species of older-aged coastal forests and nearshore waters of western Oregon. The …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Marcus Whitman (1802–1847)

    Marcus Whitman left his mark on Oregon Country as an early missionary to Cayuse people on the Columbia Plateau and as an advocate for American …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Margaret Comstock Snell (1843–1923)

    Margaret Comstock Snell was a pioneering domestic scientist who in 1889 implemented the household economy program for women at Corvallis State Agricultural College (now Oregon …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Margaret Jewett Smith Bailey (1812-1882)

    Writing under the pen name Ruth Rover, Margaret Jewett Smith Bailey wrote one of the earliest works in Oregon, The Grains, or, Passages in the …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Margaret Louise Carter (1935–)

    Margaret Carter was the first Black woman to be elected to the Oregon State Legislature, in 1984. She served as the chair of the Democratic …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Margaret Sanger's Arrest in Portland, 1916

    On June 29, 1916, Margaret Sanger was arrested in Portland for distributing pamphlets promoting birth control. Sanger was the author of a series of articles …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Margery Hoffman Smith (1888-1981)

    Margery Hoffman Smith, a painter and interior designer, was called the “grande dame of arts and crafts” for her work at Timberline Lodge on …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Marian B. Towne (1880 - 1966)

    As the first woman elected to the Oregon House of Representatives (1914), and one of the first women in the state to serve with the …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Marianne Mayfield (Hill) (1936-2004)

    During more than thirty years on the Portland jazz scene, singer and bassist Marianne Mayfield was a rare female instrumentalist in a male-dominated jazz world …

    Oregon Encyclopedia