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=== Timeline === | === Timeline === | ||
*'''1792---'''Robert Gray discovers the River of the West and names it for his ship, the Columbia.'''<br>''' | *'''1792---'''Robert Gray discovers the River of the West and names it for his ship, the Columbia.'''<br>''' | ||
*'''1805---'''The Lewis & Clark Expedition arrives at the mouth of the Columbia and spends the winter at [http://www.nps.gov/lewi/ Fort Clatsop] before returning the following spring. | *'''1805---'''The Lewis & Clark Expedition arrives at the mouth of the Columbia and spends the winter at [http://www.nps.gov/lewi/ Fort Clatsop] before returning the following spring. | ||
*'''1811'''---The Pacific Fur Company establishes an outpost at the mouth of the Columbia and calls it Fort George (today's Astoria). | *'''1811'''---The Pacific Fur Company establishes an outpost at the mouth of the Columbia and calls it Fort George (today's Astoria). | ||
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*'''1914---'''[[Jefferson County, Oregon|Jefferson County]] and [[Deschutes County, Oregon|Deschutes County]] are both created from Crook County. | *'''1914---'''[[Jefferson County, Oregon|Jefferson County]] and [[Deschutes County, Oregon|Deschutes County]] are both created from Crook County. | ||
*'''1921---'''The Klu Klux Klan is organized in Oregon. | *'''1921---'''The Klu Klux Klan is organized in Oregon. | ||
*'''1933'''---The [http://www. | *'''1933'''---The [http://www.tillamoo.com/burn.html Tillamook Burn] destroys 240,000 acres of timber land. | ||
*'''1937'''---Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Bonneville Dam. | *'''1937'''---Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Bonneville Dam. | ||
*'''1942---'''The first woman is called to jury duty in a U.S. Federal Court, in Oregon. | *'''1942---'''The first woman is called to jury duty in a U.S. Federal Court, in Oregon. | ||