In all of American history, only two states have been formed from older states that were already admitted to the Union:  Maine (from Massachusetts, in 1820) and West …

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In May 1904, in State of Oregon v. Norman Williams, an Oregon jury made legal history by convicting a man of murder without having …

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Oregon’s reputation for showing respect for the common citizen and individualism began early in its history. The execution of Phillip George in 1860 is an …

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Rising to an elevation of 9,733 feet, Steens Mountain is the highest point in southeastern Oregon. It looms like a massive basalt island, with its …

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Stephen E. Epler, the founder of the Vanport Extension Center—the beginning of today's Portland State University—was born in Brooklyn, Iowa, in 1909, the son of a …

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Stephen Puter was the self-described King of the Oregon Land Fraud Ring, whose cooperation with federal investigators led to the indictment and conviction of U.S. …

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Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, one of the most significant American Jewish leaders of the twentieth century, served Portland’s Congregation Beth Israel from 1900 to 1906. …

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For Steve Prefontaine, running was a way to find confidence, a way to stand out and to prove himself. It was also an art form. …

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St. Helens is a Columbia River town located eighty-six river miles from the Pacific Ocean. The Columbia County seat since 1857, the city is at …

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St. John the Apostle, a Roman Catholic parish in Oregon City, was founded in 1844, more than a decade before Oregon attained statehood. One of …

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