The town of St. Paul, established in 1839, was the first Catholic mission in the Oregon Country south of the Columbia River. Rev. …

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In a state heralded for its tolerance, Stu Rasmussen stood out. The charismatic city council member of Silverton—serving terms in 1984-1996 and 2004-2008—was the …

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Tecumtum, whose name means Elk Killer, was the principal chief of the Etch-ka-taw-wah band of Athabaskan Indians during the Rogue River War in the mid-1850s. …

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From December 2013 to August 2016, the northeast Pacific Ocean experienced a severe marine heatwave, or warm water event, known as the Blob. Like all …

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Theodore “Ted” Stern was a member of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon for thirty-nine years, from 1948 to 1987. He was …

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Thomas Lamb Eliot was one of the most influential clergymen in the history of Oregon. He is an excellent example of the Social Gospel movement …

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Thomas McKay (pronounced “Mac-eye”) was a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trapper, trader, and expedition leader. A well-known personality in the Oregon Country, he was involved …

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Tillamook Bay, which encompasses a 597-square-mile watershed, is the largest of the five bays in Tillamook County. The bay is fed by five principal rivers: …

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Located some three-miles east of Astoria, Oregon, the Tongue Point Naval Air Station—named for the one-mile-long tongue-shaped peninsula that it once occupied—was commissioned in December …

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Toni Pimble, one of the first women to lead an American ballet company, is a founder of the Eugene Ballet, the oldest established ballet company …

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