Top to bottom: John McLoughlin greets newcomers; 1857 Salem newspaper; territorial capitol; westward progress; John McBride.
Overview
Welcome to
Crafting the Oregon Constitution
— an exhibit that explores the development of the Oregon Constitution, particularly events surrounding the 1857 constitutional convention. In the process, it examines life, politics
and important issues in the years before and after the convention. It also looks at how the constitution has evolved during the more than
150 years since the convention.
Contents
Introduction
— Get a bird's eye scope and content view of this web exhibit
Learn more — Expand your research with trivia, quizzes,
transcripts and more
Navigation
Use the > link at the bottom of each page to move through the exhibit in sequence. Or, use the sidebar to find tables of contents for each section.