Samantha Gordon
Samantha Gordon (she/they) is an architectural historian at Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc., a cultural resources consulting firm in Portland, Oregon. After earning a BA in history at UC San Diego and serving two terms with AmeriCorps, Samantha came to Portland to earn an MS in Historic Preservation at the University of Oregon. They have six years of experience documenting the Pacific Northwest’s built environment. She is passionate about preserving marginalized histories, the recent past, and nontraditional historic resources within the framework of compliance regulation.
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Mill Creek Correctional Facility
The Mill Creek Correctional Facility, located on Turner Road southeast of Salem, has had a layered history of institutional use. The Oregon State Reform School operated on the site first, from 1891 to 1929, followed by the Farm Annex of the Oregon State Penitentiary from 1929 to 1990. Renamed …
Oregon Encyclopedia
