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The first murder in Oregons history took place here, it would go on to shape the State of Oregon's legal procedures and laws. [100] Jimtown: 1904 Baker: D [101] Jonesboro: 1990s Malheur: A [citation needed] Keasey: August 5, 1890 1955 Columbia: A There are no remains of the original community due to the destruction of the Portland, Astoria ...
These may be locales or populated places denoted by the designation "historical" by the United States Geological Survey in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). For settlements that have either been completely destroyed or have been subsumed by another settlement, see Category:Former populated places in Oregon.
Place Location Background Refs. Forbes Barclay House: Oregon City: The apparition of a red-haired boy has been seen on the property. [12] Benson Hotel: Portland: This hotel is reputedly haunted by Simon Benson, its owner who built it in 1912. An apparition of a ghostly man descending the hotel staircase has been reported. [13] Cathedral Park ...
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2 ] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [ 3 ] and 76 of those are found partially or wholly in Linn County.
Oregon's Most Endangered Places is a list established in 2011, compiled by the American historic preservation non-profit Restore Oregon (formerly the Historic Preservation League of Oregon), that raises awareness of Oregon's "historic treasures in need of the advocacy and support to save them from demise". [1]
Kale Williams included the Stone House in The Oregonian 's 2017 list of the sixteen "coolest and creepiest abandoned places" in the Pacific Northwest. Williams described the structure as a popular resting spot for hikers and wrote, "For better or worse, the so-called Witches Castle is periodically covered in graffiti, but it's still a sight to ...
The Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, also known as the Nehalem Divide Railroad Tunnel, is an abandoned railroad tunnel near Scappoose, Oregon, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] The tunnel was driven by the Portland and Southwestern Railroad, whose chief business was logging. Unusually for a ...
Ellendale is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon, United States, about two and a half miles west of Dallas. It was the first settlement in present-day Polk County by non- Kalapuyans . [ 1 ] The community's name changed over the years, with the first post office in Polk County being opened in this locality as "O'Neils Mills" in 1850. [ 1 ]