Refine your search.
Search both the Oregon Encyclopedia and our partner site, the Oregon History Project.
118 results
-
Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (1826-1911)
Timothy Woodbridge “T.W.” Davenport, known as the Sage of Silverton, was a teacher, doctor, farmer, surveyor, Indian agent, storeowner, and legislator. He was also …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Waldo (city)
Located just south of Cave Junction and a few miles north of the California state line, the town of Waldo grew out of a large …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Walter Alan Curtis (1941–2023)
Walt Curtis was an Oregon writer, painter, and literary activist and—in the mold of his idol Walt Whitman—a poet unfettered by convention. As an independent …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
William Bernard Milbury (1872-1916)
William Bernard Milbury was the first federal forest ranger in western Curry and southwest Coos Counties when he was hired to work the Port Orford …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
William Cameron McKay (1824–1893)
Dr. William Cameron McKay [mə kī´] lived his entire life on the lower and middle Columbia River, save for five years spent pursuing an …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
William Cusick (1842-1922)
William Cusick was a Northwest pioneer botanist who contributed enormously to the early knowledge of Oregon's flora. Cusick's particular area of exploration was the Wallowa-Blue …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
William Jasper Kerr (1863–1947)
When William Jasper Kerr was inaugurated president of Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) in 1907, the institution had 40 faculty members and …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
William Packwood (1832-1917)
William Henderson Packwood was the youngest delegate to Oregon's Constitutional Convention in 1857 and became a versatile entrepreneur in the new state. A soldier, miner, …
Oregon Encyclopedia
