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Nimrod O'Kelly (1780-1864)
In 1852, Nimrod O'Kelly was convicted of murder in Oregon in the first officially recorded homicide case before the Oregon Supreme Court.
At the age …
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Noble fir
Noble fir (Abies procera), also known as red fir or larch, is indeed noble, tallest of the true fir genus Abies. Its …
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Nohad Toulan (1931–2013)
Nohad Toulan put his stamp on the College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, the city of Portland, and many other cities, …
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Non-Unanimous Jury Law in Oregon
In 1934, Oregon amended its constitution to allow for non-unanimous jury verdicts in criminal cases, excluding cases where a defendant is on trial for first-degree …
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Noreen Ann Kelly Saltveit McGraw (1932–2021)
Noreen Ann Kelly Saltveit McGraw was one of Oregon’s early female litigators and the first female municipal judge in Jackson County. She was among Oregon's …
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Norman Best (1906-1995)
When Norman Best finished his last surveying job on Interstate 90 in 1972, he ended forty-eight years of productive labor on highway construction projects. He …
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Norman Fowler Leyden (1917-2014)
A major figure in Oregon's musical life, Norman Leyden was director of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra Pops Series for over thirty years, often playing his …
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Norma Petersen Paulus (1933-2019)
Norma Paulus was a forward-thinking, practical-minded Republican leader whose efforts to advance women’s rights, environmental protection, public education, and governmental transparency helped cement Oregon’s progressive …
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North Campus site, Oregon State Hospital
The Oregon State Hospital (originally called the Oregon State Insane Asylum until 1913) is Oregon’s oldest continuing institution for mental health treatment. Opened in 1883, …
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Northern Spotted Owl
Natural History
The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), one of three subspecies of the spotted owl in North America, is a midsized …
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