Oregoniana—you know it when you see it.
"So they moved the spectators back up the beach, put a half-ton of dynamite next to the whale and set it off. I am probably not guilty of understatement when I say that what follows, on the videotape, is the most wonderful event in the history of the universe." Dave Barry, 1990, on the Florence whale explosion (1970).
Entries for Biography
- Nancy Boggs Mullery (1833–1905)
- Otto Frederick "Fred" Eckhardt (1926–2015)
- George Edward Foreman (1949–) in Oregon
- Richard Douglas “Dick” Fosbury (1947–2023)
- Gerald Wendel “Gerry” Frank (1923–2022)
- Gilbert Gable (1886-1941)
- Matthew Abram Groening (1954–)
- Hall Jackson Kelley (1790–1874)
- Joaquin (Cincinnatus Hiner) Miller (1837–1913)
- Rose Garbow Naftalin (1898–1998)
- Georgiana Burton Pittock (1845–1918)
- Eugene Debs "Debbs" Potts (1909–2003)
- Caralyn B. Shelton (1876–1936)
- Henry Thiele (1882-1952)
Entries for Biota
- Beaver
- Bobbie the Wonder Dog
- Columbia Slough Orca (1931)
- Humongous Fungus
- Oregon Sunstone
- Packy the elephant (1962-2017)
- Sea Serpent Lore
- Two-Bits, the World War II Lookout Dog
Entries for Event
- Beeswax shipwreck
- Centennial Exposition of 1959
- Champagne Riot of 1866
- Copperfield Affair, 1913-1914
- DeAutremont Brothers Train Hold-up at Tunnel 13
- The FisherPoets Gathering
- Florence Whale Explosion
- Harney County Fair, Rodeo, and Race Meet
- Indian Redwood Marathon (Redwood Empire Run)
- Konapee wreck
- Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
- New Carissa
- Oregon Country Fair
- Portland Rose Festival
- Queen Marie of Romania's 1926 visit to Oregon
- Rudyard Kipling's Visit to Oregon, 1889
- Turkey Rama
Entries for Group
- Edmund Creffield and the Brides of Christ Church
- The Kingsmen
- Paul Revere and the Raiders
- Rajneeshees
- Royal Rosarians
Entries for Institution
- All American Toy Company
- Brooten Kelp Ore
- Enchanted Forest
- Erickson's Saloon
- Gardenburger Inc.
- Hoyt Hotel
- Huber’s Café
- Last Blockbuster Video Store in the U.S.
- McMenamins
- Pixieland
- Portland Professional Wrestling
- Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers
- Star Theater
- Voodoo Doughnut
Entries for Miscellany
- Animal House (film)
- Beaver gold coins
- Bigfoot (Sasquatch) legend
- The General (film)
- The Myth of Chinese Tunnels in Pendleton
- Oregon Commemorative Quarter
- Oregon Pony
- Oregon State symbols
- Oregon, My Oregon (state song)
- Oregon, the name
- Portland Penny
- Santo Cristo de Burgos
- Scappoose Peace Candle of the World
- Shanghaiing in Portland and the Shanghai Tunnels Myth
- Tater Tots and Ore-Ida Foods, Co.
- The Goonies (Film)
Entries for Place
- 24 Hour Church of Elvis
- Astoria Column
- Benson Bubblers
- Coalcas Pillar
- State of Jefferson
- Mill Ends Park
- Oregon Vortex (House of Mystery)
- Petersen Rock Garden
- Pioneer Courthouse Square
- Port Orford Meteorite Hoax
- Portland Open Space Sequence (Lovejoy Plaza, Pettygrove Park, Ira Keller Fountain)
- Portlandia
- Prehistoric Gardens
