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13,200 BCE - Earliest evidence of human habitation in Oregon, discovered in 1938 at Fort Rock Cave in modern day Lake County. [1]13,000-11,000 BCE - The Missoula floods inundate and scour large portions of the state along the Columbia River and in the Willamette Valley before entering the Pacific Ocean.
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]
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 An enlargeable map of the United States after the Adams-Onís Treaty took effect in 1821 An enlargeable map of the United States after the Oregon Treaty of 1846 An enlargeable map of the United States after the Oregon Organic Act in 1848 An enlargeable map of the United States after Oregon Statehood in 1859 An ...
Largest city in Oregon: Portland (23rd most populous city in the United States as of July 2006. [4]) ... Timeline of Oregon history; History of Oregon, by period
The Territory of Oregon originally encompassed all of the present-day states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, as well as those parts of present-day Montana and Wyoming west of the Continental Divide. [9] Its southern border was the 42nd parallel north (the boundary of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819), and it extended north to the 49th parallel.
The Oregon Country Fair has supported artful and joyous lifestyles since 1969 but hit a few bumps along the way. Here are some of the key dates. Oregon Country Fair timeline: A 55-year odyssey of ...
The Oregon Country/Columbia District stretched from 42°N to 54°40′N. The most heavily disputed portion is highlighted. The Oregon boundary dispute or the Oregon Question was a 19th-century territorial dispute over the political division of the Pacific Northwest of North America between several nations that had competing territorial and commercial aspirations in the region.
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