"A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial"
A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial The “A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial” history sign is on Naito Parkway just next to the Burnside Bridge in Portland. The placement, and...
First Telephone Exchange in Portland (History Sign)
First Telephone Exchange in Portland (History Sign) The sign says: “On this site, August 2, 1878, at No. 3 First Avenue, Portland’s FIRST Telephone Exchange began operations in a back...
Mary D. Hume – Shipwreck on the Oregon Coast.
Mary D. Hume The Mary D. Hume is probably the third most famous shipwreck in Oregon. She was built in Oregon, had several different careers that lasted just under a...
Battle Rock History and Photos, site of a major indian attack
Battle Rock Unlike other battles between whites and Indians in Oregon, the details of Battle Rock located in what is now Port Orford Oregon are quite well known. Two diaries...
Oregon History Sign – The Two Sams
Oregon History Sign – The Two Sams This sign is in Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor on the Southern Oregon coast which starts about 4 miles north of Brookings,...
History Sign: Conflict at Pistol River
History Sign: Conflict at Pistol River This is Oregon History Sign, P22. Located roughly 10 miles south of Gold Beach, Oregon. Pistol River is named after James Mace lost his...
Oregon Historical Marker – James W. Nesmith
Oregon Historical Marker – James W. Nesmith This is Oregon Historical Marker V9 – James W. Nesmith. It’s located in Rickerall just outside the Polk County Fairgrounds. The sign says:...
Mary’s Peak
Mary’s Peak Mary’s Peak is about 20 miles west of Corvallis. It’s in the Siuslaw National Forest and has several great hiking trails. Parker Falls is this nice little waterfall...
Portland’s First Public School
Portland’s First Public School Portland’s “Living Room,” AKA Pioneer Square is the location of these two signs. Both were installed to commemorate the first Public School Building built in Portland....
Historic Oregon Marker: Marie Dorion
Historic Oregon Marker: Marie Dorion “Native American of the Sioux Nation, gained recognition for her endurance and courage in the early American West. As the only woman on the long...
Historic Union Oregon
Historic Union Oregon Union, Oregon is a very typical of Eastern Oregon towns. It grew fast on promises of the rail road coming through, then failed as the promises never...
Historic La Grande
Historic La Grande The “Historic La Grande” Oregon Historical Sign E6 The sign says: “La Grande was the first town permanently settled in Northeastern Oregon. Daniel Chaplin laid out the...
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