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  • John Kuratli (1897-1961)

    There were many pioneers of the gold-casting technique in dentistry, but one of the most proficient early Oregon experts was John J. Kuratli Jr. Gold …

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  • John Mathews (c. 1816–1885)

    Born into slavery in North Carolina in 1818, John Dudley Mathews (née John Mask) was a stock breeder and grain farmer and a respected …

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  • John McLoughlin (1784-1857)

    One of the most powerful and polarizing people in Oregon history, John McLoughlin championed the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) business interests in the Pacific Northwest. …

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  • John Minto (1822-1915)

    John Minto described his sudden decision in 1844 to strike out for Oregon as a “species of madness,” an impetuous act that included little reflection …

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  • John Mix Stanley (1814-1872)

    One of the strains of nineteenth-century American thought was the presumption that Native peoples were fated for extinction. This ethos was communicated and recorded via …

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  • John Muir in Oregon

    John Muir (1838-1914) was America’s pioneer conservationist and an outspoken advocate for the protection of forests, parks, and wilderness. Born in Scotland, he is best …

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  • John Mullan (1830-1909)

    On old maps of the Pacific Northwest, John Mullan’s name is affixed to a 625-mile-long military wagon road that connected the heads of navigation on …

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  • Johnnie Ray (1927-1990)

    Johnnie Ray was completely different from anything that went before him. . . . I consider Johnnie Ray to be the father of rock and …

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  • Johnny Pesky (1919-2012)

    The iconic Boston Red Sox baseball player Johnny Pesky began his career a continent away from Boston in Portland, Oregon, where he established a …

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  • John Richard Dellenback (1918–2002)

    John Dellenback exemplified the pragmatic bipartisan nature of Oregon politics during the 1960s and 1970s. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives …

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