Back to Part 1 The Seven Toughest Men in Oregon History – Part 5 – Survivors of Battle Rock Battle Rock is one of the most well documented conflicts in Oregon history. Two of the major participants wrote diaries and … Continue reading
Back to Part 1 The Seven Toughest Men in Oregon History – Part 3 – Joseph Meek With little doubt the single most important person in Oregon History is mountain man Joseph Meek. Ironic that he was barely ever mentioned … Continue reading
The Seven Toughest Men in Oregon History – Part 2 Back to Part 1 Lewis and Clark Expedition In 1803 Thomas Jefferson assigned his personal Secretary, Meriwether Lewis to put together a group of soldiers to explore the newly acquired … Continue reading
History of the Clinton Street Theater, in Portland Oregon The Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon has been home to a Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast since 1978. But it’s history and unique place in Cinema Theater goes further … Continue reading
Taken last weekend at Pearl Harbor.
From my April 2011 trip, when I found myself less than two hundred miles away. There was no way I could pass up taking a detour to Williamsburg as it was one place I literally never thought I’d be able … Continue reading
I went to Balboa Island in California in September 2011. A few months later a collection of 35mm slides came through my possession. As I was scanning them in, I knew the location looked familiar but could not place it. … Continue reading
Oregon Historical Photo Archive List The following is a listing of all the online photo archives that contain historical Oregon items that I know of. Please feel free to email me any corrections, additions, or dead links. Alameda Old House … Continue reading
This is a map of Oregon and Washington published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. on behalf of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company in 1880. The original file is located online at the Library of Congress and is … Continue reading
History of Currinsville, Oregon (Young’s Prairie, Zion) Currinsville is located about two miles south of Eagle Creek, Oregon and four miles North of Estacada. The earliest mention of the location of Currinsville is in “History of the Columbia River Valley, … Continue reading