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Harry & David/Bear Creek Orchards
Harry & David, the marketing brand for Medford's Bear Creek Corporation and its many enterprises, is perhaps the most widely known commercial name associated …
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Harry Dolan Boivin (1904–1999)
Harry Boivin, a legislator from Klamath County, rose to prominence during the late 1930s when, at age thirty-three, he became the youngest Speaker of the …
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Harry Lane (1855-1917)
Harry Lane epitomized the spirit and activism of Oregon’s progressive reform era, as a physician and public health advocate, a two-term Portland mayor, and a …
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Harry Widman (1929-2014)
Portland painter, teacher, administrator, and arts advocate Harry Widman was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on May 18, 1929. His father's family was German; his …
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Hart Mountain Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp
Camp Hart Mountain, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, operated from October 1937 until July 1941. Located near Plush, about forty miles northeast of Lakeview, …
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Harvey Scott (1838–1910)
Harvey Whitefield Scott was the dominant editorial voice in the Pacific Northwest for the forty years he edited the Portland Oregonian, from 1865 to …
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Harvey Wade Halbrook (1933–1988)
When Harvey Wade “Swede” Halbrook stepped on the basketball court at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) in 1953, the seven-foot-three athlete attracted …
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Hatfield Marine Science Center and Visitor Center
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) on Yaquina Bay in Newport was originally established in 1965 as a marine laboratory for Oregon State University (OSU). …
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Hattie Bratzel Kremen (1908–1996)
Hattie Bratzel Kremen was Oregon’s first elected female district attorney. She was one of two women to serve as a district attorney in Oregon until …
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Hawaiians in the Oregon Country
Native Hawaiians were among the earliest outsiders in present-day Oregon. The future state’s first resource to be exploited by outsiders was animal pelts, highly valued …
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