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Chinese Americans in Oregon
The Pioneer Period, 1850-1860
The Cantonese-Chinese were the first Chinese in Oregon. They immigrated to America primarily from the Pearl River Delta region in southeast …
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Climate Change and the History of Energy in Oregon
Unlike in other parts of the country, hydropower is the largest source of electricity in Oregon and the Northwest. As a result, the region has …
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Columbia River
The River
For more than ten millennia, the Columbia River has been the most important and intensively used part of Oregon’s natural landscape. The river’s main …
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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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Eastern Oregon University
Eastern Oregon University, the only state university in northeastern Oregon, is located on a promontory on the southwest edge of the City of La Grande …
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Echo
The town of Echo, in Umatilla County, is located at the historic crossroads of Indian trails and the Oregon Trail on the Umatilla River. …
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Fort Dalles
Established as a small U.S. Army post in 1850 on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River near Wascopam Mission, Fort Dalles was the primary …
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Fort Dalles Museum
Fort Dalles Museum sits on a bluff in a residential neighborhood in The Dalles, overlooking the Columbia River, the hills in Washington State, …
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Fred Lockley (1871-1958)
Fred Lockley was a newspaper columnist, a rare book dealer, and the author of books on Oregon and Pacific Northwest history. He was born March …
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George Atkinson (1819 - 1889)
The Reverend George Henry Atkinson arrived in Oregon in 1848 as a representative of the American Home Missionary Society, an organization sponsored by Congregational churches. …
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