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Holman won his first election to political office in 1914, when he was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, where he served two four-year terms (1914–1922) [2] During the mid-1920s, Holman was an active member of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon, serving as an officer. [3]
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and over one-fourth of those are found in Multnomah County. In turn, the large majority (over 90%) of the county's National Register entries are situated within Portland.
Over one-fourth of the NRHP listings in the state are found in Multnomah County. In turn, the large majority (over 90%) of Multnomah's NRHP sites are situated within the city of Portland. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 3, 2025. [4]
Multnomah County / m ʌ l t ˈ n oʊ m ə / is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 815,428. [ 1 ] Multnomah County is part of the Portland – Vancouver – Hillsboro , OR–WA metropolitan statistical area .
Opened in 1913, it serves as the main branch of the Multnomah County Library system. In 1979, the Georgian style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Central Building, Public Library. The library underwent major structural and interior renovations in the mid 1990s. The library also underwent a refresh in 2023.
Albina Library was established in 1906 as a small reading room which housed 100 books under the custodianship of Mrs. P.P. Leche. [2] According to Multnomah County Library, the precise location of the reading room is unknown and circulation records for 1906 do not exist.
Oregon officials have identified Jesse Lee Calhoun of Portland, as a person of interest in the deaths of four women that police say are linked, law enforcement sources told The Associated Press ...
OACs defense held and a resulting punt was shanked, netting Multnomah only 15 yards. Another attempt was immediately made by Keck, this time successful, and OAC took a 10–6 lead. [12] Following the four point field goal [13] Multnomah kicked off to the Aggies but after just one play OAC elected to play a field position game by punting ...