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Henry Davidson Sheldon (1874-1948)
Henry Davidson Sheldon, professor of education and history and dean of the School of Education at the University of Oregon, was a leader in the …
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Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927)
Henry Larcom Abbot was a career military engineer who is memorialized on Oregon’s landscape in three places: Abbot Pass, just west of Clear Lake off …
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Henry Yelkus (c. 1843–1913)
Henry Yelkus (also spelled Yalkus, Yelkes, Yelkis, Yal-kus, and Yelcus), a member of the Molalla Tribe, lived at Dickey Prairie, southeast of present-day Molalla, …
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Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson (1903-1991)
Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson was a basketball pioneer and innovator who led the University of Oregon's Tall Firs to the 1939 NCAA Championship. Creative and …
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Hugh Daniel Burns (1807–1870)
Hugh Daniel Burns was an early immigrant to the Oregon Country who was involved in the politics of the region for many years, including as …
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Indian Use of Fire in Early Oregon
Anthropogenic (human-caused) fire was a major component of the Native system of land and resource management in what is now Oregon. Of all the techniques …
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Interstate 5 in Oregon
Interstate 5 is a 308-mile-long segment of highway that runs between the California state line and the Columbia River. The highway is a major …
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James DePreist (1936-2013)
In 1977, while music director of L'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, James DePreist made a memorable debut with the Oregon Symphony in Portland and Salem in …
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James H. Wilbur (1811-1887)
Known as Father Wilbur, the energetic and determined Rev. James Harvey Wilbur was a leader in Oregon’s early Methodist community. He established a number of …
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James Willis Nesmith (1820–1885)
James Nesmith was a prominent figure in the Oregon Territory and in Oregon after statehood. He was a member of the volunteer militia during the …
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