Oregon, Western
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Western Oregon. Includes the following counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Southern Oregon Mining Publications, 1981
File — Box 11: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116433], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.32
Scope and Contents
In this folder are three excerpts from books used for research. They are as follows: "Mineral Resources of South-Western Oregon," "Mineral Resources of Oregon," "Investigations Relating to Gold and Silver in 1908."
Dates:
1981
The Tioga Hotel - The Marshfield Hotel, 275 Broadway, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1983
File — Box 04: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116367], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:01.50
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Tioga Hotel. Initially called the Marshfield Hotel. The hotel was built between 1925 and 1928, to be a first-class tourist hotel and community center. However, it would be abandoned and left uncompleted for twenty years.Histories of the hotel and the builders are in the documents. Additional materials include many newspaper articles concerning the Marshfield Hotel, an announcement of the Tioga Hotel's placement on the...
Dates:
1983
Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing Site, "Mt. Emily Bomb Site", Curry County, Brookings, Oregon, 2004
File — Box 12: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116441], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.41
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing site, as the only place on the U.S. mainland experiencing a Japanese attack. The bombing occurred on September 9, 1942. The nomination form includes a brief history of Japanese bombings during World War II, images of the bombsite, newspaper clippings describing the attack, and excerpts from 1962 editorials regarding the pilot who dropped the bomb on Oregon. Maps of the area are included.
Dates:
2004