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Les AuCoin (born 1942) — retired US Congressman, 1st Dist., 1974–1992, Oregon State House Majority Leader, 1973—74; Jean M. Auel (born 1936) – author; Thomas J. Autzen (1888–1958) – namesake of University of Oregon's stadium, contributing engineer to plywood manufacturing technologies
The museum contains over 85,000 artifacts relating to the history of the region in its collections. [3] Artifacts include the famous Portland Penny used to decide the name of the city, [2] Captain Robert Gray's storage chest from aboard the Columbia Rediviva, a 10,000-year-old sandal, memorabilia from the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Native American artifacts, a miniature vehicle ...
Chris Miller, Sheldon High School (1983), University of Oregon (1983–86), NFL quarterback; Kenny Moore, North Eugene High School (1961), University of Oregon (1963–66), runner, Olympic marathoner, sportswriter (Sports Illustrated), screenwriter (Without Limits), author (Bowerman and the Men of Oregon), actor in track movie Personal Best
John McLoughlin, baptized Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin, (October 19, 1784 – September 3, 1857) was a French-Canadian, later American, Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver from 1824 to 1845.
Contemporarily, it is the most populous city in Oregon, and the second-largest city in the Pacific Northwest. [1] This list of notable people includes persons who were either born in, are current residents of, or have lived in Portland. A person who lives in or comes from Portland, Oregon is called a Portlander
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This list of museums in Oregon encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
This category is for people from the United States state of Oregon Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Oregon Also: Countries : United States : States : Oregon : People