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This subportal is part of the USA Portal . This is the master project for Oregon and its history. State of Oregon Nickname(s): Beaver State Motto(s): Alis volat propriis (Latin: She flies with her own wings) State song(s): "Oregon, My Oregon" Demonym: Oregonian Capital: Salem Largest city: Portland Please do not add profiles to the State of Oregon project. Add them ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbia County, Oregon. The Chinook and Clatskanie Native American peoples inhabited this region for centuries prior to the arrival of Robert Gray, captain of the ship Columbia Rediviva, in 1792. The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled and camped along the Columbia River shore in the area later known as Columbia County in late 1805 ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Multnomah County, Oregon. The area of the lower Willamette River has been inhabited for thousands of years, including by the Multnomah band of Chinookan peoples long before European contact, as evidenced by the nearby Cathlapotle village, just downstream. Multnomah County (the 13th in Oregon Territory) was created on December 22, 18...
Lincoln County was created by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 20, 1893, from the western portion of Benton and Polk counties. The county adjusted its boundaries in 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, and 1949. It was named for President Abraham Lincoln . At the time of the county's creation, Toledo was picked as the temporary county seat. In 1896 it was chosen as the permanent county seat. Thr...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Portland, Oregon. Official Website Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1830s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had...
This project is part of the State of Oregon Portal. About the Project Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Missouri. You can add profiles for: People born in Oregon People who lived in Oregon People who died in Oregon When you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit. If you have p...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition stayed for the winter of 1805–6 in the area, establishing Fort Clatsop as one of the earliest American structures on the west coast of North America. Astoria, Oregon's oldest settlement, was established as a fur trading post in 1811 and named after John Jacob Astor. Clatsop County was created from the northern and western portions of the original Twality District...
The Klamath or Clamitte tribe of Indians, for which Klamath County was named, are the descendants of varying cultures of indigenous peoples, who have lived in the area for more than 10,000 years. When European-Americans began to travel through the area in 1846 along the Applegate Trail, they competed with the Klamath for game and water, which precipitated clashes between the peoples. This was ...
Wikipedia Designed to capture contributors and participants in America's expansion westward from the east coast. Including politicians, newsmen, explorers, founding fathers, frontiersmen, mountainmen, railroadmen, lawmen, outlaws, gunfighters, etc. Notable people of the American Old West Artists Frederic Remington - Artist who specialized in the American Old West Explorers Saca...
Wikipedia Oregon State University (OSU) is a coeducational, public research university in the northwest United States, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and has the largest total enrollment in Oregon. More than 230,000 people have graduated from OSU since its founding. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Oregon ...
The county is named for the first Governor of the Oregon Territory & US Senator Joseph Lane . Elijah Bristow was the first white settler to stake a claim and build a permanent cabin in 1846 in the upper Willamette Valley, in what is now Lane County, Oregon, United States. Cemeteries Cemeteries of Oregon Links Wikipedia
This project is for those buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon. The older north half of Lincoln is technically in Portland, Multnomah Co, while the newer south half are buried in Clackamas County. The cemetery is also known as Mount Scott Park Cemetery . Notable Interments Jay Bowerman (1876-1957) - Governor of Oregon David Emmons Johnston (1845-1917) - US Congress Ben ...
Polk County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,433. The county seat is Dallas. The county is named for James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the United States. Polk County is part of the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located...
This project is for those whos cremains are located in Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum in Portland, Oregon.Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory is a funerary establishment in the Sellwood neighborhood of southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1901 as the Portland Crematorium, it is the first and oldest crematorium west of the Mississippi River, a...
According to Oregon Geographic Names, the county is named for the town of Union. Union County was originally part of Baker County (which was originally a part of Wasco County, which was originally part of Clackamas County). The northern end of the Grande Ronde Valley was the first part to be settled. During the 1860s, population growth in eastern Oregon prompted the State Legislature to split U...
Oregon Governors Since admission to the Union on 14 February 1859, Oregon has had 39 gubernatorial terms filled by 38 people. For governors prior to statehood, refer to United States Territorial Governors . John Whiteaker A. C. Gibbs George Lemuel Woods La Fayette Grover Stephen F. Chadwick
Wikipedia Portland State University (PSU) is a public, nonprofit, coeducational research university located in the southwest University District of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Originally founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans, it evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades, and was granted university status in 1969...
Originally named Clackamas District, it was one of the four original Oregon districts created by Oregon's Provisional Legislature on July 5, 1843, along with Twality (later Washington), Champooick (later Marion), and Yamhill. The four districts were redesignated as counties in 1845. At the time of its creation, Clackamas County covered portions of four present-day U.S. states and a Canadian pro...
French-Canadian fur trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company gave the name Rivière des Chutes (River of the Falls) to the Deschutes River, from which the county derived its name. On December 13, 1916, Deschutes County was created from the southern part of Crook County. Bend has been the county seat since the county's formation. It was the last county in Oregon to be established. The Shevlin-Hixon...
The University of Oregon (also referred to as UO or Oregon) is a public flagship research university located in Eugene, Oregon. UO was founded in 1876. The institution's campus is 295 acres in size and is situated along the Willamette River. Since July 2014, UO has been governed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon. The university is classified as having very high research activ...
Wikipedia Willamette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located about 10 miles southeast of the city of Portland, Oregon. Find a Grave
Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA This straddles the Clackamas - Multnomah County line. Directions: Cemetery is located in Southeast Portland. From Portland International Airport, take Airport Way to Interstate 205 South. Proceed south approximately seven miles to Foster Rd., (exit 17). Take exit and travel east on Foster 3/4 mile. Then turn right on 110t...
Location: Willamette Memorial Park Cemetery is located in the City of Millersburg, even though it is more popularly associated with Albany. It lies on the west side of Old Salem Rd, about 1,000 feet west of the intersection with I-5 in Linn County. Willamette Memorial Park is a privately run cemetery. Find a Grave
Oregon Pioneers will include those who emigrated to the Oregon Territory prior to the arrival of the railroad in 1872. The Oregon Genealogical Society has issued Pioneer Certificates to persons proving to be directly descended from a person who was residing in Oregon, or the Oregon Territory, prior to 1872 when the railroad arrived in Oregon. The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorpora...