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![Adams-Onís Treaty (1819)]()
Adams-Onís Treaty (1819)
The oldest political terrestrial state boundary of Oregon—the southern …
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![Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005)]()
Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005)
Novelist and artist Ardyth Kennelly was “one of the last of a celebrate…
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![Commercial Salmon Fishing in the Columbia River]()
Commercial Salmon Fishing in the Columbia River
Salmon fisheries have a long history in Oregon, going back to as many a…
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![Herman the Sturgeon]()
Herman the Sturgeon
Herman the Sturgeon is a 10-foot-long, 500-pound white sturgeon who has…
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![Lafayette]()
Lafayette
The town of Lafayette, situated in the Willamette Valley between McMinn…
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![Larry Mahan (1943–2023)]()
Larry Mahan (1943–2023)
Larry Mahan was a six-time all-around world champion cowboy and a two-t…
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![Lisa Malinowski Steinman (1950–)]()
Lisa Malinowski Steinman (1950–)
Lisa M. Steinman writes “to make sense of myself and the world,” she to…
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![Margaret Comstock Snell (1843–1923)]()
Margaret Comstock Snell (1843–1923)
Margaret Comstock Snell was a pioneering domestic scientist who in 1889…
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![Marion Sayle Taylor (1889–1942)]()
Marion Sayle Taylor (1889–1942)
Marion Sayle Taylor was the Voice of Experience, a radio personality wh…
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![Richard Steiner (1901–1975)]()
Richard Steiner (1901–1975)
Richard Steiner was the senior minister of the First Unitarian Church i…
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![Rocky Butte]()
Rocky Butte
Rocky Butte is a 612-foot-high extinct cinder cone volcano in Portland,…
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![Seneca]()
Seneca
Seneca is a small town in Bear Valley near the Blue Mountains and the M…
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![Sylvia Williams Thompson (1873–1950)]()
Sylvia Williams Thompson (1873–1950)
In January 1920, during a special session called by Governor Ben W. Olc…
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![Vale]()
Vale
The City of Vale is about twelve miles west of the Oregon-Idaho state l…
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![Walter Alan Curtis (1941–2023)]()
Walter Alan Curtis (1941–2023)
Walt Curtis was an Oregon writer, painter, and literary activist and—in…
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![William Schonely (1929–2023)]()
William Schonely (1929–2023)
Bill Schonely wasn’t just the longest tenured broadcaster in the histor…
