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Milton-Freewater
Milton-Freewater, a city of about 7,000 people, is located at the foot of the Blue Mountains in northeast Oregon. Seven miles from the Oregon-Washington state …
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Milwaukie
Located at the northern edge of Clackamas County and on the east bank of the Willamette River, Milwaukie is at the confluence of Kellogg …
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Modoc War
The Modoc War, waged mostly over the winter and spring of 1872-1873, thrust the border between Oregon and California into the national spotlight. During peace …
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Moro
The town of Moro, the county seat of Sherman County, is located about eighteen miles south of Biggs Junction on the Columbia River. It …
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Multnomah (Sauvie Island Indian Village)
"Multnomah" is a word familiar to Oregonians as the name of a county and a waterfall, among other places. Less well known is its origin …
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National Reclamation Act (1902)
When Congress passed the National Reclamation Act in 1902, the measure set in motion the dramatic transformation of arid sections of the American West to …
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Native American Agricultural Labor
As early as the 1830s, when French Canadians associated with the Hudson's Bay Company began establishing the French Prairie farming region in the Willamette Valley …
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Newberg
Newberg, the second largest city in Yamhill County, is located about a mile north of a northerly bend in the Willamette River. The city …
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Newport
Newport, with a population of about 10,256, is the largest city in Lincoln County and, since 1952, the county seat. The largest minority population is …
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North Fork Fish Ladder
At two miles in length, the North Fork Fish Ladder on the Clackamas River is among the longest such features in the world. Built as …
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