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16th to 18th Centuries. 1542: A Spanish expedition led by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo explores north along the West Coast of North America, possibly reaching present-day Oregon before turning back. [6] 1565-1700s: Spanish explorers originating from the Philippines reach the West Coast of North America. Most landed in California, but some ...
History of Oregon. The construction of dams, like The Dalles Dam, was central to the power supply of the region. The history of Oregon, a U.S. state, may be considered in five eras: geologic history, inhabitation by native peoples, early exploration by Europeans (primarily fur traders), settlement by pioneers, and modern development.
Provisional Government of Oregon district boundaries drawn in 1843, showing eventual U.S. border and states. The history of the city of Portland, Oregon, began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for ...
1964 – Christmas flood of 1964. 1965 – Pittock Mansion (house museum) opens. 1967 – Portland Japanese Garden opens. 1968 – KJIB and KBOO radio begin broadcasting. 1969 – Tri-Met (Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon) established, replacing Rose City Transit. 1970 – People's Food Co-op founded.
Oregon pioneer history (1806–1890) is the period in the history of Oregon Country and Oregon Territory, in the present day state of Oregon and Northwestern United States. It was the era when pioneers and mountain men, primarily of European descent, traveled west across North America to explore and settle the lands west of the Rocky Mountains ...
Great Fire of 1873. The Great Fire of 1873 was a major fire which swept through the downtown of Portland, Oregon on August 2, 1873, destroying twenty-two blocks on the west side of the Willamette River, including along Yamhill and Morrison Streets. A mix of mansions, tenements, and commercial property were destroyed.
Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Clackamas County, Oregon, about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the Great Depression. Timberline Lodge was dedicated September 28, 1937, by President ...
The state of Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. [26] The 1857 Constitution of Oregon provided for the election of a governor every four years, to serve no more than eight out of any twelve years. [27] This length and limit have never been changed. It is one of the few states without a lieutenant governor.