Ghost town of Mitchell Oregon
Stop on a old military road. Town was washed out by flash floods several times. Has a few historic buildings left. Close by to the Painted Hills. http://mitchelloregon.us/mitchell.html Do you...
Ghost town of Kirk Oregon (Kirkford)
Name: Kirk (Kirkford) Class: A4 GPS:Latitude: 42.7473575, Longitude: -121.8294618 Directions: Head north on US-97/The Dalles-California Highway for 35.8 miles, or South from Bend Oregon for 98.3 miles. Turn right onto...
Ghost town of Hoskins Oregon
Name: Hoskins Class: A2 GPS: 44.676272, -123.467843 Directions: From King’s Valley, drive south along Kings Valley Highway. Take a right onto Hoskins Road, following the signs to Fort Hoskins. Description:...
Ghost town of Hardman Oregon
Ghost town of Hardman Oregon The story of Hardman, Oregon in Morrow County really starts in the 1860’s. The huge grasslands were ignored by white men who were more interested...
Ghost town of Champoeg Oregon (Encampment du Sable, Newellsville)
Name: Champoeg (Encampment du Sable) Class: G2 GPS: 45.255503, -122.900554 Directions: Champoeg (pronounced sham-POO-ee) is the birthplace of Oregon, and it can be argued the Western United States. It was...
Ghost Towns of Oregon
Ghost Towns of Oregon This is by far the most complete list of Oregon’s Ghost Towns in existence. Many people say that Oregon has between 60 and 80 ghost towns,...
Seattle versus Portland
A frequent question seen in many travel forums is something like “My company has locations in both Seattle and Portland. Which city should I move to?” The real answer to...
Mt. Angel, Oregon – Home of Oktoberfest!
Mt. Angel, Oregon was originally settled in 1850 by Benjamin Cleaver who called the area “Roy” after laying out a townsite. An railroad station in 1881, called Filmore was built...
The Columbus Day Storm – October 12, 1962
Columbus Day Storm October 12th, 1962 saw landfall of Tropical Storm Freda on to the Pacific Coast. The center of what was to become known as the Columbus Day Storm...
Portland Street Names – November 26, 1921 – Curry
Portland Street Names – November 26, 1921 – Curry As well as being remembered as one of the territorial governors of Oregon, George Law Curry, for whom Curry street is...
Portland Street Names – November 25, 1921 – Whiteaker
Portland Street Names – November 25, 1921 – Whiteaker Whiteaker street is named for John Whiteaker, the first governor of the state of Oregon. He was born in Dearborn county,...
Portland Street Names – November 24, 1921 – Caruthers
Portland Street Names – November 24, 1921 – Caruthers Romance and mystery surround the name of Caruthers more than fame and history do. The street is named for Finice Caruthers,...
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