Ernst Teofil Skarstedt was the first author and newspaper publisher to publish in Swedish in Oregon. He was born in 1857 into a prominent church …

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Esperanza Spalding’s fierce talent in double bass and vocal work earned her a Grammy in 2011 for Best New Artist, making her the first jazz …

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Estacada (pop. 2,695 in 2007) sits on the right bank of the Clackamas River, just 30 miles from downtown Portland. The name, pronounced Esta-CAY-da, …

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Physician Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy took an active and significant role in public health reform, suffrage, and politics in early twentieth century Portland. Lessons she …

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Ethel Romig Fuller was Oregon’s first female poet laureate, from 1957 to 1965, succeeding Ben Hur Lampman as the third poet laureate in Oregon history. …

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Etienne Lucier, one of the first French Canadians to settle in the mid-Willamette Valley with his family, was a prominent leader in the French-Indian community in French Prairie …

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Eugene is a metropolitan center at the head of the Willamette Valley, approximately 110 miles south of Portland. The seat of Lane County, the city …

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Eugene Claremont Sanderson was a Christian minister and educator who founded Eugene Divinity School (now Northwest Christian University), where he was president for thirty-four years. He also …

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In a long career of public service, Eugene Debs Potts was a mayor, state senator and senate president, and acting governor. He was also the …

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The first street railway in Eugene was a mule-powered system that began operating between the train depot and the University of Oregon on June 26, …

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