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Alfred T. Goodwin (1923–2022)
Alfred Theodore “Ted” Goodwin served as a judge for over sixty years and is one of only two judges in the nation to have been …
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Allann Bros Coffee
In the new American coffee culture, Albany-based Allann Bros Coffee carved out a niche as a gourmet roaster. Founded in 1972, just a year …
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Alvan Waller (1808-1872)
In most histories of Oregon, Alvan Waller appears most prominently as the Methodist missionary who did personal battle with John McLoughlin and the Hudson’s Bay …
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Amity
Amity is situated in southern Yamhill County along Salt Creek near its confluence with Ash Swale and at the base of the Amity Hills. Farmers …
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Antoinette Marie Kuzmanich Hatfield (1929–)
Antoinette Hatfield’s talents and sense of style and her support of the arts in Oregon have earned her a place in American political history. With …
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Avel Gordly (1947-)
In 1996, Avel Louise Gordly became the first African American woman to be elected to the Oregon State Senate. Gordly was born in Portland on …
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Bagdad Theater
From its grand opening on January 14, 1927, as movie theater and “Oasis for Entertainment,” to its recent incarnation as a theater pub, the Bagdad …
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Bayocean
No Oregon ghost town had a more audacious beginning than Bayocean, "the Atlantic City of the West." The development was the dream of Thomas Benton …
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Benjamin Alvord (1813-1884)
An army officer, educator, writer, and naturalist, Benjamin Alvord was commander of the U.S. Army’s District of Oregon during the Civil War. His name is …
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Benjamin and Sarah Davenport Ranch (Kow Kamp Ranch)
The Benjamin and Sarah Davenport Ranch is in the Waldo Hills southeast of Salem, a rolling landscape of fertile soil with a network of …
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