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Coxey's Army
One of the periodic economic collapses endemic in America’s economic history was set off by the Panic of 1893. The depression caused widespread suffering among …
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Creation of Washington Territory, 1853
On August 14, 1848, Congress created Oregon Territory, a vast stretch of western America that included all or portions of five present-day states, including Washington. …
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Cricket in Oregon
Although there is a suggestion that soldiers at Fort Dalles played cricket in 1861, the first clear indication that the sport had taken root in …
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Crook County Courthouse
The Crook County Courthouse in Prineville was completed in 1909, built with native basalt from a quarry west of town. With a basement, two main …
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Cycle Oregon
In 1987, Jim Beaver, an Ashland innkeeper, imagined a long-distance bicycle tour to bring visitors to southern Oregon. The result was a week-long ride …
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Damon Knight (1922-2002)
In an episode of the Twilight Zone, a domed, nine-foot-tall alien race arrives on Earth to promote exchanges with its planet. Humans are skeptical …
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Daniel Drew (1843–1923)
Daniel Drew was a civic and religious figure in the Willamette Valley from 1901 until his death in 1923. Throughout Drew’s time in Oregon, only …
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Day of Remembrance
The Day of Remembrance (DOR) was created as an annual observance of Executive Order #9066, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, forcing …
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Death penalty
Oregon has had a death penalty for most of its history as a state, though it executed only two people since 1963, and both of …
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Detroit Dam
Forty-five miles east of Salem, Detroit Dam rises 463 feet out of the North Santiam River, looming large in the landscape and history of the …
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