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Charles Bellinger (1839-1905)
Charles Byron Bellinger was an Oregon newspaper editor, politician, and lawyer. He served on the federal bench as Oregon's U.S. district judge from 1893 until …
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Charles Cutter, aka Chief Eagle Horse (1878–1938)
Charles Cutter, whose Tlingit name was Dockh-hoh-kharckh, was an actor and singer who performed under the stage name Chief Eagle Horse during the early decades …
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Charles Martin (1863-1946)
By early May 1938, as his reelection bid faltered in the primary, Charles Henry Martin, Oregon’s anti-New Deal governor, placed the blame for his failing …
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Chester H. Armstrong (1892-1973)
By writing a history of the state park system in 1965, Chester H. “Chet” Armstrong provided Oregon with one of the first such works anywhere …
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Chris Eyre (1968-)
Chris Eyre, the nation's most celebrated American Indian film director, was born in Oregon. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, …
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City of Detroit
Fifty-one miles east of Salem on Oregon State Highway 22, Detroit sits alongside Detroit Lake, one mile north of the town’s original location on the …
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City of Idanha
Fifty-five miles east of Salem on Oregon State Highway 22, the town of Idanha has long been associated with travelers along this part of the …
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City of Mt. Angel
Mt. Angel is a small community of about 3,392 people in 2020, approximately eighteen miles northeast of Salem. Indians had worshipped on the butte, …
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Civil War, Newspaper Suppression
Oregon's pioneer newspapers were also political organs, advancing their cause in news articles as well as editorials. The most prominent advocates were Asahel Bush of …
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Columbus Day Storm (1962)
On the morning of Friday, October 12, 1962—Columbus Day—a massive storm hit the coast of northern California. The storm had originated several days earlier in …
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