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  • Peter Kenoyer (c. 1835–1886) and Louis Kenoyer (1868–1937)

    It is to Peter Kenoyer (Kinai [kʼiˈnɑ:i]) and his son Louis Kenoyer (Bakhawadas [bɑχɑˈwɑ:dɑs]) that we owe most of what has been preserved of the …

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  • Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888)

    Before he gained fame as commander of the cavalry forces of the Army of the Potomac during Gen. U.S. Grant's overland campaign during the Civil …

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  • Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994)

    Pietro Belluschi of Portland was an internationally known architect and a key innovator in the development of an elegant modernism, especially in residences suited to …

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  • Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)

    Founded in April 1985, the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (the Northwest Tree-Planters and Farmworkers United) is one of the largest organizations representing Latinas …

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  • Portland Art Museum School

    In October 1909, the Portland Art Association (PAA) opened its school, at the time the Pacific Northwest’s most significant education program in the studio arts. …

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  • Portland Symphonic Choir

    Struck by Portland's lack of a civic chorus, C. Robert Zimmerman decided to start one at the end of World War II. Of the …

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  • Pronto Pups

    A Pronto Pup is a popular fast food invented in Oregon and marketed nationwide, beginning in the 1940s. It consists of a hot dog impaled …

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  • Ralph Barnes (1899-1940)

    A leading foreign correspondent in Europe during the 1930s, Ralph Barnes was born in Salem, Oregon, on June 14, 1899. He graduated from Willamette University …

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  • Rattlesnakes in Oregon

    The rattlesnake is the only dangerously venomous reptile in Oregon. Among the state's native wildlife, few other animals generate as many fears, false perceptions, and …

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  • Raymond Newman (R. N.) Hockenberry (1876–1951)

    For a brief time in the early twentieth century, R. N. Hockenberry was among the most active architects in Oregon, leaving an important legacy of …

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330 results

  • Peter Kenoyer (c. 1835–1886) and Louis Kenoyer (1868–1937)

    It is to Peter Kenoyer (Kinai [kʼiˈnɑ:i]) and his son Louis Kenoyer (Bakhawadas [bɑχɑˈwɑ:dɑs]) that we owe most of what has been preserved of the …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888)

    Before he gained fame as commander of the cavalry forces of the Army of the Potomac during Gen. U.S. Grant's overland campaign during the Civil …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994)

    Pietro Belluschi of Portland was an internationally known architect and a key innovator in the development of an elegant modernism, especially in residences suited to …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)

    Founded in April 1985, the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (the Northwest Tree-Planters and Farmworkers United) is one of the largest organizations representing Latinas …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Portland Art Museum School

    In October 1909, the Portland Art Association (PAA) opened its school, at the time the Pacific Northwest’s most significant education program in the studio arts. …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Portland Symphonic Choir

    Struck by Portland's lack of a civic chorus, C. Robert Zimmerman decided to start one at the end of World War II. Of the …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Pronto Pups

    A Pronto Pup is a popular fast food invented in Oregon and marketed nationwide, beginning in the 1940s. It consists of a hot dog impaled …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Ralph Barnes (1899-1940)

    A leading foreign correspondent in Europe during the 1930s, Ralph Barnes was born in Salem, Oregon, on June 14, 1899. He graduated from Willamette University …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Rattlesnakes in Oregon

    The rattlesnake is the only dangerously venomous reptile in Oregon. Among the state's native wildlife, few other animals generate as many fears, false perceptions, and …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Raymond Newman (R. N.) Hockenberry (1876–1951)

    For a brief time in the early twentieth century, R. N. Hockenberry was among the most active architects in Oregon, leaving an important legacy of …

    Oregon Encyclopedia