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The Sheepshooters ' War was an armed conflict fought in central and eastern Oregon.Like other range wars in the Old West, the war pitted cattlemen against sheepherders.Because the cattlemen were unwilling to share the open range with the sheepherders, due to concerns about overgrazing, they formed paramilitary organizations with the goal of eliminating the flocks of sheep and anyone who ...
This is a list of Old West gunfights. Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Oregon Museum Tavern shooting; R. Rosemary Anderson High School shooting; T. 1998 Thurston High School shooting; U. 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting; W. W.O.W ...
The interaction of the Rogue River Indians and the first European-American settlers traveling through the area was relatively peaceful. However, the situation changed drastically with the opening of the Oregon Trail and the gold rushes in northern California and later in eastern Oregon. Larger groups of settlers and miners entered the area ...
This Oregon city where "the West is still wild" began as a western trading post. It later became home to immigrant rail workers as well as the Pendleton Woolen Mills, which is still cranking out ...
On the trail west he brought with him his mother, his 25-year-old sister Grace, his 17-year-old brother, Hodgson, another brother named Charlie, and another married sister with her family. He had a first class hack built for Grace to drive and his mother to ride in. [ 3 ] It may have been the first such vehicle to cross the plains. [ 4 ]
The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is an organization that encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the State of Oregon, within the broader context of U.S. history. Incorporated in 1898, the Society collects, preserves, and makes available materials of historical character and interest, and collaborates with other ...
Oregon officials release 5 hours of video, reports from 110-mph chase and gunfire exchange with Elias Huizar. Video shows frantic I-5 chase, Oregon shootout with West Richland killer. See the footage