The first school open to African American students in Oregon—referred to as the Colored School—was founded in March 1867 by African American residents in Salem. …

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Since the 1970s, a myth has grown up that propounds the existence of a secret network of tunnels beneath the streets and buildings of the …

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Sheba Hargreaves reached the apex of her career with a trio of historical novels—The Cabin at Trail's End (1928), Ward of the Redskins (1929), …

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The deadliest fire in Oregon history occurred on Christmas Eve in 1894 in Silver Lake, an unincorporated High Desert town about seventy-five miles south of …

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Simon Benson gave his name to a Portland high school, a Portland hotel, and twenty brass water fountains in Portland's downtown. A classic American success …

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Seen from a ridge top, the green fields of Sitkum spread out like the placid surface of a lake. In fact, the valley floor once …

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When Postmaster General James Farley jokingly toasted the " Soviet of Washington" in 1936, he included Oregon among the remaining "47 states" for good reason: …

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The Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) collects, preserves, and shares the historical documents and artifacts of Southern Oregon. For much of its existence, SOHS was …

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In May 1904, in State of Oregon v. Norman Williams, an Oregon jury made legal history by convicting a man of murder without having …

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Oregon’s reputation for showing respect for the common citizen and individualism began early in its history. The execution of Phillip George in 1860 is an …

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