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Isaac W. Smith (1826-1897)
Isaac Williams Smith—a surveyor, explorer, and Civil War veteran—was known as the Father of Portland's Water System. He supervised the development and creation of …
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Ivan Hathaway Jones (1870-1937)
Hathaway Jones was proud to be Oregon's biggest liar. While others occasionally made the claim, no other Oregon storyteller captured the public imagination like Jones …
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Iwasaki Brothers Nursery
The Iwasaki Brothers Nursery, located on the southern edge of Hillsboro in Washington County, is on the fertile Tualatin Plains along the Tualatin River. It …
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Izaak Walton League in Oregon
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA), nicknamed the "Waltonians," was named for a seventeenth-century English writer and angler. Fifty-four men formed the League in …
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J. Edward Schroeder (1914–2010)
John Edward Schroeder was Oregon’s eighth State Forester, serving from 1965 to 1979. One of his lasting accomplishments was the replanting of the Tillamook Burn, …
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Jack Elam (1920–2003)
Known as the quintessential villainous character Jack Elam lived in Ashland from 1987 until his death in 2003 at the age of eighty-two. His career …
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Jack Eyerly (1935–2014)
From an early age, Jack Kenneth Eyerly was active in the Oregon arts community as an adviser, curator, artist, director, and facilitator. A uniting force …
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Jack Ohman (1960-)
A widely syndicated political cartoonist, Jack Ohman has played an important role in influencing political thought in Oregon. He was on the editorial board of …
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Jack Ramsay (1925–2014)
In the long history of the Portland Trail Blazers, dating to 1970, one team has risen to the top to claim the NBA championship—the …
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Jack Ward Thomas (1934-2016)
A wildlife research biologist who focused on conservation during a career that spanned more than thirty years, Jack Ward Thomas specialized in wild turkeys, elk, …
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