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  • Japanese Americans in Oregon

    Immigrants from the West Resting in the shade of the Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, there is a grave marker with the name Miyo Iwakoshi. The name …

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  • Jehovah's Witnesses Riots, 1942

    On Sunday, September 20, 1942, nearly a thousand residents of Klamath Falls clashed with a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses attending their state convention in a …

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  • John Richard Dellenback (1918–2002)

    John Dellenback exemplified the pragmatic bipartisan nature of Oregon politics during the 1960s and 1970s. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives …

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  • John V. Bennes (1867-1943)

    Between 1906 and 1942, Portland architect John Virginius Bennes designed many buildings in Portland, at Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, and elsewhere in Oregon. …

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  • Josephine Martin Plymale (1845–1899)

    Josephine Martin Plymale was both a woman of her time and a woman who defied the gender standards of nineteenth-century Jacksonville, Oregon. She was an …

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  • Kalapuya Man Drawing

    Costume of a Callapuya Indian, also known as Kalapuya Man, is one of the earliest, most recognizable images in Oregon history. The 1841 woodcut by …

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  • Latinos in Oregon

    The arrival of Latinos in Oregon began with Spanish explorations in the sixteenth century. In 1542-1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing from the port of Navidad …

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  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Expedition No exploration of the Oregon Country has greater historical significance than the Voyage of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Historians …

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  • Lewis & Clark College

    Lewis & Clark College, a private and academically selective liberal arts college in Portland, is recognized nationally for its excellence in undergraduate teaching, its …

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  • Marie Dorion (1790?–1850)

    A woman of Sioux and, more particularly, Iowa descent, Marie Dorion, by birth Marie L’Ayvoise, was a member of the Wilson Price Hunt expedition, which …

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402 results

  • Japanese Americans in Oregon

    Immigrants from the West Resting in the shade of the Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, there is a grave marker with the name Miyo Iwakoshi. The name …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Jehovah's Witnesses Riots, 1942

    On Sunday, September 20, 1942, nearly a thousand residents of Klamath Falls clashed with a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses attending their state convention in a …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • John Richard Dellenback (1918–2002)

    John Dellenback exemplified the pragmatic bipartisan nature of Oregon politics during the 1960s and 1970s. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • John V. Bennes (1867-1943)

    Between 1906 and 1942, Portland architect John Virginius Bennes designed many buildings in Portland, at Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, and elsewhere in Oregon. …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Josephine Martin Plymale (1845–1899)

    Josephine Martin Plymale was both a woman of her time and a woman who defied the gender standards of nineteenth-century Jacksonville, Oregon. She was an …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Kalapuya Man Drawing

    Costume of a Callapuya Indian, also known as Kalapuya Man, is one of the earliest, most recognizable images in Oregon history. The 1841 woodcut by …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Latinos in Oregon

    The arrival of Latinos in Oregon began with Spanish explorations in the sixteenth century. In 1542-1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing from the port of Navidad …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Expedition No exploration of the Oregon Country has greater historical significance than the Voyage of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Historians …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Lewis & Clark College

    Lewis & Clark College, a private and academically selective liberal arts college in Portland, is recognized nationally for its excellence in undergraduate teaching, its …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Marie Dorion (1790?–1850)

    A woman of Sioux and, more particularly, Iowa descent, Marie Dorion, by birth Marie L’Ayvoise, was a member of the Wilson Price Hunt expedition, which …

    Oregon Encyclopedia