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This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
U.S. Route 26 (US 26) is a major cross-state United States Numbered Highway with its western terminus in the U.S. state of Oregon, connecting US 101 on the Oregon Coast near Seaside with the Idaho state line east of Nyssa.
Although there is considerable evidence that Paleo-Indians lived in the Pacific Northwest 15,000 years ago, the first record of human activity within the boundaries of present-day Oregon came from archaeologist Luther Cressman's 1938 discovery of sage bark sandals near Fort Rock Cave that places human habitation in Oregon as early as 13,200 years ago. [11]
White Sand Creek (meets the Lochsa near Powell Junction) Selway River (meets the Lochsa at Lowell) Meadow Creek; Moose Creek. North Fork Moose Creek; East Fork Moose Creek; Bear Creek; White Cap Creek; Little Clearwater River; South Fork Clearwater River. Cottonwood Creek; Crooked River; American River; Red River; Salmon River. Fourth of July ...
There are other historic sites preserved in Idaho. Considering them provides perspective on the NHLs. In particular, there are two areas in the National Park System: Nez Perce National Historical Park, a set of 38 sites located throughout the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington which are the traditional aboriginal lands of the Nez ...
Historic ferries in Oregon are water transport ferries that operated in Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, and the state of Oregon, United States.These ferries allowed people to cross bodies of water, mainly rivers such as the Willamette in the Willamette Valley, and the Columbia, in order to transport goods, move people, and further communications until permanent bridges were built to allow ...
Succor Creek is a 69.4-mile-long (111.7 km) [4] tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. [1] The creek begins in the Owyhee Mountains in Owyhee County, Idaho . [ 1 ] After flowing for about 23 miles (37 km) in Idaho, Succor Creek enters Malheur County, Oregon , where it flows for 39 miles (63 km) before re-entering ...
More recently, the Crooked River cut its way through the layers of rock to create today's geographic features. Smith Rock itself is a 3,200-foot (980 m)-high ridge (above sea level) with a sheer cliff-face overlooking a bend in the Crooked River (elev. 2,600 ft = 792.5 m), making the cliffs about 600 feet (182.9 meters) high. [2] [4]