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Willamette River and Tributaries

Willamette River and Tributaries

In 1938, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers included this map, “Willamette River and Tributaries, Oregon, Proposed Plan for Coordinated Development,” in a report submitted …

Oregon History Project
Willamette Settlers to the Bishop of Juliopolis

Willamette Settlers to the Bishop of Juliopolis

This dictated letter, written in semi-literate English, was sent by eighteen male settlers in the mid-Willamette Valley to Joseph Provencher, the Catholic bishop at Red …

Oregon History Project
William Hanley

William Hanley

This photograph shows William Hanley in his characteristic black Stetson. The photo is undated but was likely taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s. …

Oregon History Project
William L. Finley

William L. Finley

The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges, which include the Upper Klamath, Klamath Marsh, and Bear Valley Refuges in Oregon and the Lower Klamath, Tule Lake, …

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William Logan to Captain William J. Spencer

William Logan to Captain William J. Spencer

Warms Spring Indian agent William Logan wrote this letter to U.S. Army Captain William J. Spencer, commander of Fort Dalles, regarding Indian fishers at Celilo …

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William Rumley

William Rumley

This photograph of William Rumley appeared in an unidentified newspaper in November 1909. At the time the photo was taken, Rumley was generally considered to …

Oregon History Project
Williamson-Gesner Fraud

Williamson-Gesner Fraud

Prineville-area resident Henry Hudson gave this testimony before the U.S. District Court on July 25, 1905. He discusses a land fraud scheme allegedly organized by …

Oregon History Project
William S. U'Ren (1859-1949)

William S. U'Ren (1859-1949)

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Oregon was known for its experiments with democratic reform. The state developed a system of government that came …

Oregon History Project
Wind River Log Drive

Wind River Log Drive

This sequence of photographs shows logs released from behind a splash dam moving through southern Washington’s Wind River. The photographs were most likely taken sometime …

Oregon History Project
Winema National Forest

Winema National Forest

Presidential Proclamation 3423, signed in July 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, created the Winema National Forest from portions of the Rogue, Deschutes, and Frémont …

Oregon History Project