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Aerial Forest-Fire Patrol Program in Oregon, 1919–1927
Beginning in 1919, U.S. Army Air Service pilots, accompanied by U.S. Forest Service observers, patrolled the skies above the forests of western Oregon detecting and …
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Albany streetcar system
The Albany Street Railway Company began operation on August 30, 1889, with a one-mile horse-car line that ran from the Southern Pacific depot to downtown …
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Albertina Kerr Centers
The Albertina Kerr Centers, a nonprofit organization with headquarters in Portland, provides services in Oregon for children, adults, and families with mental health challenges …
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Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884-1961)
A.C. Gilbert—the inventor of the Erector Set and other educational toys—was born on February 15, 1884, in Salem, Oregon. As a young boy, he was …
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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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