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  • Lewis and Clark Bicentennial

    At least ten years before 2004, the 200th anniversary of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark setting out from St. Louis to explore the nation's new …

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  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Expedition No exploration of the Oregon Country has greater historical significance than the Voyage of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Historians …

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  • Lewis and Clark Exposition

    Portland staged its first and only world's fair from June 1 through October 15, 1905. During those four and a half months, 1,588,000 paying visitors …

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  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

    In late 1805, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived on the Pacific Coast, the homeland of the Clatsop and Chinook people. The …

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  • Lewis & Clark College

    Lewis & Clark College, a private and academically selective liberal arts college in Portland, is recognized nationally for its excellence in undergraduate teaching, its …

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  • Lewis & Clark Law School

    In 1883, British scholar Richard Hopwood Thornton and Matthew Paul Deady, Oregon's sole federal district court judge, took steps to found a night law school …

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  • Lewis F. Linn and Oregon

    Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri was a tireless advocate for the United States occupation of the Oregon Country during his tenure in the U.S. …

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  • Lewis L. McArthur (1917–2018)

    Lewis L. McArthur believed names allow people to think about their own localities and to understand their history. He acted on that belief through decades …

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  • Lewis R. Alderman (1872-1965)

    Lewis Raymond Alderman, born and raised in Dayton, Oregon, was an early state leader in education and became a national figure during the first half …

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  • Liberty Theater (La Grande)

    La Grande businessman Stephen Gardinier and his wife Madeline opened the two-story Liberty Theatre in 1910—originally named the Orpheum, and later the Arcade—to capture the …

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