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Frederick Manson White (1863-1952)
Portland architect, Frederick Manson White (1863-1952) was responsible for many distinctive commercial, religious, and educational buildings in Oregon that are still in use today.
White was …
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Frederic Littman (1907-1979)
Frederic Littman may have single-handedly revived the fine art of sculpture in Oregon. During the thirty years before his arrival in Portland in 1941, few …
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Fred Lockley (1871-1958)
Fred Lockley was a newspaper columnist, a rare book dealer, and the author of books on Oregon and Pacific Northwest history. He was born March …
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Fred Milton (1948-2011)
During a period of social and racial turmoil in the late 1960s, the Black Student Union at Oregon State University staged a protest, walking off …
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Fred Peterson (1896-1985)
Fred L. Peterson, a Portland city commissioner for twelve years, was elected mayor in 1953, serving one term. In city council and city hall, Peterson’s …
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Fredrik Wilhelm Lönegren (1860-1937)
Fredrik Wilhelm Lönegren moved to Portland on October 3, 1908, to start a Swedish newspaper, which he successfully did. Through Oregon Posten, he had …
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Fr. Edwin O'Hara (1881-1956)
Fr. Edwin O'Hara—Roman Catholic priest, educator, social reformer, and historian—was instrumental in shaping innovative Catholic educational practices and social action in Oregon and the nation. …
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Frenchglen Hotel
Frenchglen is a small desert community sixty miles south of Burns whose population varies from twelve to fifteen permanent residents. In this small town on OR …
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French Prairie
Located in Oregon's mid-Willamette Valley, French Prairie is bounded by the Willamette River to the north and west, the Pudding River to the east, and the …
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Friendly House, Inc.
The Marshall Street Community Center, founded by the socially minded First Presbyterian Church of Portland, opened in 1926. For more than eighty years, it …
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