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Albany
The Albany area—situated at the confluence of the Calapooia and Willamette rivers and surrounded by one of the broadest and most level stretches of the …
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Americans Return to the Oregon Country
American farming families first began to stream west over the Oregon Trail to the green Willamette Valley in the early 1840s. They followed a well-established …
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America's Pacific Vision
For sparsely settled Oregon, the result of new railroads, new irrigation canals, new farms, and new logging techniques was a dramatic 63 percent rise in …
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Asia at the Fair
Exposition visitors could walk through the 50,000 square feet of the Oriental Exhibits Building—the second most costly at the fair—to view the products of China, …
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As Long as the World Goes On, Bibliography
Bibliography
Adams, Tom. “Bibliography of Articles Relating to Jedediah Strong Smith.” Pacific Historian 19 (1975): 69-72.
Aikens, Melvin. Archaeology of Oregon. Portland: U.S. Department …
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Auburn, Oregon, c.1861
This rare photograph shows part of the mining town of Auburn, located in northeastern Oregon about eight miles southwest of Baker City. The photo is …
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Ben Selling (1852-1931)
Ben Selling—an early Portland merchant, elected official, and philanthropist—truly reflects the inscription on the Skidmore Fountain in the city where he lived and worked for …
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Bibliography
Bibliography—Columbia River Fishery
Ackerman, Lillian A. “Kinship, Family, and Gender Roles.” In The Handbook of North American Indians. Vol. 12: Plateau, ed. Deward …
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Billy Webb Elks Lodge
The Billy Webb Elks Lodge, a modest, shingle-sided building located at 6 North Tillamook Street in Portland, is a reminder of the city's largely …
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Black People in Oregon
Periodically, newspaper or magazine articles appear proclaiming amazement at how white the population of Oregon and the City of Portland is compared to other parts …
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