Portland Street Names – October 12, 1921 – Everett
Portland Street Names – October 12, 1921 – Everett The ceremonies celebrating the consolidation of Portland, East Portland, and Albina, were extensive and magnificent. One feature was a parade of...
Portland Street Names – October 11, 1921 – Glisan
Portland Street Names – October 11, 1921 – Glisan From the October 11, 1921 Oregonian. Oregon and Portland pioneers from practically every walk of life are represented in the street...
Portland Street Names – October 07, 1921 – Davis
Portland Street Names – October 07, 1921 – Davis From October 07, 1921 Oregonian “D” Street was the fourth of those lettered in alphabetical order which were renamed in 1891...
Portland Street Names – October 06, 1921 – Couch
Portland Street Names – October 06, 1921 – Couch From the October 06, 1921 Oregonian. When “C” street was renamed Couch street in 1891 it was in honor of Captain...
Portland Street Names – October 5th, 1921 – Burnside
Portland Street Names – October 5th, 1921 – Burnside While reading through old news paper articles looking for various pieces of information, I ran across the following series of articles....
Hole in the Wall Falls – Columbia River Gorge
Hole in the Wall Falls – Columbia River Gorge Hole in the Wall Falls is fed by Warren Creek from the bluffs of the Columbia River Gorge. Up until 1938...
Bobbie, the Wonderdog of Silverton Oregon
Bobbie, the Wonderdog of Silverton Oregon Ninety years ago, on a long road trip from home, “Bob” got separated from his family after being chased by some mongrels in Wolcott...
Perrydale, Oregon – Not quite a Ghost Town
Perrydale, Oregon – Not quite a Ghost Town Perrydale sits about ten miles north of Dallas, Oregon in Polk County. It can be accessed from either Perrydale Road north off...
Banks-Vernonia State Trail
Banks-Vernonia State Trail The Banks-Vernonia State Trail is an official Oregon State Park. In fact it’s the first “linear” state park in the system originally acquired in 1974 as part...
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Museum
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Museum As part of their goal to preserve the City of Portland’s historic steam engines, The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation opened up a new museum...
Neskowin Oregon Ghost Forest
Neskowin Oregon Ghost Forest The beach at Neskowin is probably one of Oregon’s most under rated. Located South of Tillamook and North of Lincoln City, it’s far enough off the...
Dolph, Oregon, Ghost Town
Name: Dolph, Oregon Class: A4 GPS: Latitude: 45.1056653, Longitude: -123.7898358 Directions: From McMinnville – Head west along Highway 18/Salmon River Highway towards Grand Ronde. Before town, turn right and follow...
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