Peter Skene Ogden and the Williamson River
Back to Part 2 – Explorers and Pioneers in Southern Oregon Peter Skene Ogden was likely the first white man to enter this part of Oregon. As a Chief Trader...
The Pacific Railroad Surveys of 1855
Back to Part 3 – Peter Skene Ogden The Pacific Railroad sent out a series of exploration of the American West to find routes for the Transcontinental Railroad. These explorations...
Martial Law in Copperfield Oregon
Martial Law in Copperfield Oregon In some ways parts of Oregon are still very much the Wild West. The independent spirit is far from dead as ranchers still attempt to...
History of the Clinton Street Theater – Portland Oregon
History of the Clinton Street Theater – Portland Oregon The Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon has been home to a Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast since 1978. But...
Timber, Oregon
Name: Timber, Oregon Class: E3 GPS: 45.720605, -123.295563 Directions: Take Highway 26 West towards the Coast. Follow the signs to Seaside. Take a left at Timber Road after 36.5 miles....
Taft, Oregon, Native American Ghost Town (Johnson)
Name: Taft (Johnson) Class: G6 GPS: 44.927942, -124.015382 Directions: Taft is one of the five towns that merged together to form Lincoln City. It’s on the south end of town,...
Bellwood, Oregon
Name: Bellwood, Oregon Class: A(Unknown) GPS: Latitude: 45.0751113, Longitude: -123.741224 Directions: On private land, no access Description: The only reference I can find to Bellwood is in “Oregon post offices,...
Scavenger Hunt for Portland, Oregon
First time visitor to Portland? Long time resident? Looking for something to do on a slow weekend? How about a scavenger hunt for Portland to explore some of what makes...
Larwood, Oregon, ghost town and wayside park
Name: Larwood, Oregon Class: A(Unknown) GPS: Latitude: 44.6304005, Longitude: -122.7400872 Directions: From Stayton, Oregon head south on N 1st Ave. Just after leaving town this becomes Stayton Scio Road. At...
Ghost Towns of Washington
Full list Ghost Towns of Washington state. Please comment below if you know of any missing ones. Ainsworth Alpine Attalia Baird Blewett Bodie Bolster Bordeaux Bossburg Chesaw Disautel Doty Dryad...
Ghost Towns of Nevada
This is a list of all of Nevada’s Ghost Town. If there is any that you know of not on this list, please post about it below! Thank you! Aurora...
Ghost Towns of Idaho
This list of ghost towns of Idaho. If you know of any towns not on this list, please leave a comment below! If you know anything about any of the...
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