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Come to the Oregon Maritime Center and Museum amd experience the rich 150-year history of shipping, shipbuilding, and river navigation in Portland, Oregon and on the Columbia and Willamette rivers.
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The Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution began with the formation of the Multnomah Chapter in Portland by Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery in 1896. In 1996 OSSDAR celebrated the centennial anniversary of the state society. There are now 35 chapters in Oregon with over 1600 members.
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Oregon Trail Rosters of 1852, 1853, 1854
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The following pages feature materials on logging from the 19th century forward, including a number of old family photos from the Lower Columbia River logging areas.
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In an idyllic setting high above the city, Henry and Georgiana Burton Pittock built their magnificent family home, completed in 1914. Visitors marvel at the impressive view of mountains and city, the beauty of the carefully crafted details and the innovative features that made it a splendid home, far ahead of its time.
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Built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1923, it was designed to climb steep grades (up to 12 %) making it Ideal for logging railroads. It was orginally built as a stock engine for Shay dealer Hofius Steel & Equipment of Seattle. She was sold in 1928 to Mount Emily Lumber Co, where she worked the next 30 yrs on the 40 mile loggin Railroad which includes a 7 1/2 % grade on the mainline
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The Oregon and Washington Society was organized June 6, 1891, at Portland, Oregon, mainly through the efforts of General Thomas M. Anderson, then Colonel of the 14th Infantry stationed at Vancouver Barracks. There were fifteen charter members.
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working to preserve the Boston/Thompson mill properties as a center to interpret the agricultural, commercial, industrial and social life of Oregon's Willamette Valley."
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Historical investigation of entries found in guestbooks that have survived Crown Point Chalet, a roadhouse that once existed high above the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon. Famous and infamous guests.
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This is the treaty between the United States and Great Britain that established the Oregon territory.
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