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StationCityFrequencyKAGI-AMAshland930KSJK-AMAshland1230KSMF-FMAshland89.1KSRG-FMAshland88.3KSOR-FMAshland90.1KMUN-FMAstoria91.9KOAB-FMBend91.3KSBA-FMCoos Bay88.5KOAC-AMCorvallis550KLCC-…

Cayuse

(Encyclopedia) CayuseCayusekīy&oomacr;sˈ [key], Native North Americans who formerly occupied parts of NE Oregon and SE Washington. They were closely associated with the Nez Percé and spoke a…

Gresham

(Encyclopedia) Gresham Gresham grĕshˈəm [key], city (2020 pop. 114,247), Multnomah co., NW Oregon, mainly…

Corvallis

(Encyclopedia) Corvallis Corvallis kôrvălˈĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 59,730), seat of Benton co., NW Oreg., on the…

Deschutes

(Encyclopedia) DeschutesDeschutesdāsh&oomacr;tsˈ [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in several lakes in the Cascade Range, W central Oregon, and flowing NE to the Columbia River. The U.…

John Day Dam

(Encyclopedia) John Day Dam, 219 ft (67 m) high and 5,640 ft (1,719 m) long, on the Columbia River between Oregon and Wash.; built between 1959 and 1968 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is an…

Friedlander, Leo

(Encyclopedia) Friedlander, Leo, 1890–1966, American sculptor, b. New York City, studied in New York, Paris, Brussels, and at the American Academy in Rome. His many decorative works include…

Fort Bridger State Park

(Encyclopedia) Fort Bridger State Park, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, SW Wyo. The supply post, founded by U.S. fur trader James Bridger in 1843, was an important station on the Oregon Trail. The…

Boise project

(Encyclopedia) Boise project, in the Boise, Payette, and Snake river valleys, SW Idaho and E Oregon; developed in 1905 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation, hydroelectricity, flood…

Villard, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Villard, HenryVillard, Henryvĭlärdˈ [key], 1835–1900, American journalist and financier, b. Germany. His first name was originally Hilgard. He attended universities in Germany, and…