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Salvation Army in Portland
The first Salvation Army meeting in Portland was held on October 3, 1886, at the corner of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Burnside Street. Captain Mary …
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Samuel H. Boardman (1874-1953)
As the first state parks superintendent in Oregon, serving from 1929 to 1950, Sam Boardman is often called the father of the state park system. He …
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Samuel H. Boardman State Park
The Samuel H. Boardman State Park is a 1,471-acre, 11-mile, linear park consisting of a stunning swath of coastal Curry County. Stretching west of Highway …
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Samuel L. Simpson (1845-1899)
Sam Simpson was a singer of love songs to Oregon. In 1899, Judge John Burnett called him “the [Robert] Burns of Oregon…who could make the …
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Samuel Magnus Hill (1851-1921)
Samuel Magnus Hill came to Oregon in 1915 as minister of the Swedish Carlsborg congregation in Colton. A poet, pacifist, and retired schoolteacher, he served …
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Samuel Rothchild (1843-1930)
Samuel Rothchild, a pioneer merchant in the development of eastern Oregon, was typical of the many pioneer Jewish merchants who played a major role in …
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Sandy River
In 1805, William Clark called the 55-mile-long Sandy River the “quick Sand river” after attempting to cross the shallows at its mouth—and getting stuck. “I …
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Santiam Pass
Santiam Pass, at an elevation of 4,817 feet, is a major highway crossing of the middle Cascade Range. Located on U.S. 20 at milepost 80.8, …
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Santiam Wagon Road
The Santiam Wagon Road was a vital commercial link connecting the Willamette Valley with central Oregon. Built between 1861 and 1868, the road, which closely …
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Santo Cristo de Burgos
The Manila Galleon Trade and the Wreck on the Oregon Coast
Nehalem-Tillamook and Clatsop peoples, and later EuroAmerican explorers and settlers of what is …
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