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Corvallis (/ k ɔːr ˈ v æ l ɪ s / kor-VAL-iss) is a city in and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. [6] It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County.
Kiger Island is a 2,200-acre (8.9 km 2) island in Oregon formed by a fork between the Willamette River and the Booneville Channel.The island is located at Kiger Island is south of Corvallis in southeastern Benton County, with the Linn County line following the contour of the eastern (river) side of the island.
The Corvallis Arts Center was created by the Corvallis Arts Council, founded in September 1961, to establish a showplace for the visual arts. [5] At the time of its formation, chair pro tem was Marion Gathercoal. [5] About 20 people participated in the establishment of the group during its first month of existence. [5]
Da Vinci Days is an annual festival held in Corvallis in the U.S. state of Oregon. The science, technology, and art based festival includes live music, a kinetic sculpture race during the summer event, and lecture series in the spring. The festival is named after Italian inventor, artist, and writer, Leonardo da Vinci.
In 2006 Corvallis residents organized to raise public support and funds for restoration of the Whiteside Theatre. [12] Over the next ten years many tens of thousands of dollars were raised and restoration has taken place; classic films are frequently shown and public events are once again being held on stage at the facility.
January 27, 2000 (Roughly bounded by SW 2nd, 6th, and Jefferson Streets, and the Highway 20/34 Bypass: Corvallis: Located on several of Corvallis's earliest plats, the historic houses in this residential district present a window into the domestic aspects of the city's development from 1870 to 1949, providing a full industrial, socioeconomic, and architectural profile of that period.
Peavy Arboretum (40 acres) is an arboretum operated by Oregon State University and located on Arboretum Road, Corvallis, Oregon. It is open to the public daily without charge. It is open to the public daily without charge.
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