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City of Antelope and Muddy Ranch
The histories of the town of Antelope and the Muddy Ranch are closely intertwined. The town and ranch are only a few miles apart, in …
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City of Banks
Banks is a small town about twenty-five miles west of Portland. The seeds of the community were sown in the mid nineteenth century, when …
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City of Boyd
What remains of the town of Boyd can be seen by driving south from The Dalles nine-and-a-half miles on U.S. 197. The few homes, some …
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City of Detroit
Fifty-one miles east of Salem on Oregon State Highway 22, Detroit sits alongside Detroit Lake, one mile north of the town’s original location on the …
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City of Gold Hill
The city of Gold Hill was founded on gold and the railroad—along with the acumen of one Thomas Chavner. Immigrating to the United States from …
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City of Idanha
Fifty-five miles east of Salem on Oregon State Highway 22, the town of Idanha has long been associated with travelers along this part of the …
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City of Mt. Angel
Mt. Angel is a small community of about 3,392 people in 2020, approximately eighteen miles northeast of Salem. Indians had worshipped on the butte, …
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City of North Bend
The City of North Bend is located on about five square miles at the north bend of the Coos Bay, bounded by the bay …
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City of Port Orford
Port Orford claims to be the oldest town site on the Oregon coast, dating to 1851. The Qua-toh-mah band of Athabascan-speaking Tututni people were …
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City of Salem
Salem, the capital of Oregon, is located at a crossroads of trade and travel on former prairie lands along the Willamette River. The city …
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