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The Land of Flowers and Sunshine and Showers

The Land of Flowers and Sunshine and Showers

In the first decade of the twentieth century, Coos County politicians and merchants worked to attract people and capital investments to establish banks, railroads, and manufacturing …

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The Lay of the Land

The Lay of the Land

Perhaps the most important aspect of central Oregon geography is the isolation. To the visitor arriving on a night flight from Seattle, the seven communities …

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The Legacy of Mr. Jones: Spreading Old World Contagions

The Legacy of Mr. Jones: Spreading Old World Contagions

Written by Michael N. McGregor We know him only from the ship's log, a single notation that tells us a "Mr. Jones" spent seven months …

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

No two explorers are more firmly imprinted in the American consciousness than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Rivers, counties, towns, schools, and wildlife refuges in …

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The Literature of Oregon

The Literature of Oregon

The earliest published writing in the Pacific Northwest was the work of the fur men and explorers, including the journals and travel accounts of Alexander …

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The Lumber Strike Wanes

The Lumber Strike Wanes

This editorial appeared in the Coos Bay Times on May 29, 1935. It describes the 1935 lumber strike, one of the largest labor strikes in …

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The Meier & Frank Bombing, 1955

The Meier & Frank Bombing, 1955

Shoppers stumbled out in shock after twelve sticks of dynamite exploded in the third floor restroom of the Meier & Frank Department Store in downtown …

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Themes for an Urban History

Themes for an Urban History

Cities are created through charters, and state legislatures designate names, geographic boundaries, governmental form and election procedures, and powers to make contracts and tax. But …

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The Mills

The Mills

After their mills began operations in Bend in 1916, the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company and the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, logged their way south, cutting out the …

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The More Women at Work

The More Women at Work

This poster was issued by the Office of War Information after the United States’ entry into World War II had drained much of the available …

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