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Protecting Oregon Beaches Web Exhibit

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Drawing of Hotel Gearhart with women walking on beach in front. Banner at bottom reads "An ideal all-year-round resort."
An early advertisement for Gearhart Park by the Sea. The Hotel Gearhart, built in 1890, was a popular retreat for wealthy Portlanders who, by 1898, could travel completely by train from home to resort. (PDXHistory.com)

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