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Oregon History: Prehistory to Indian Wars

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Bronze bust of John McLoughlin set in a large stone.
Bust of John McLoughlin next to the Willamette River on Oregon City. (Oregon State Archives Photo)
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An Inhabited Land
Northwest Coast
Columbia Plateau
Great Basin
Some Came By Sea
Land-based Fur Trade and Exploration
Federal Interests
Souls to Save
Overland to Oregon
The "Oregon Question" and Provisional Government
Cayuse Indian War
Territorial Government
Spread of Settlement
Indian Wars
 
Statehood to Present Section

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