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-=== Calendar  ===
+=== TIMELINE ===
-'''1811:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;Astoria founded by John Jacob Astor
+*1792---Robert Gray discovers the River of the West and names it for his ship, the Columbia.
+*'''1805---'''The Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition arrives at the mouth of the Columbia and spends the winter at Fort Clatsop before returning the following spring.
-'''18--:&nbsp;'''&nbsp;Treaty gave joint control of Oregon Territory to U.S. and Nez Perce Indians
+*'''1811'''---The Pacific Fur Company establishes an outpost at the mouth of the Columbia and calls it Fort George (today's Astoria).
+*'''1814---'''The first white woman, Jane Barnes, arrives at Fort George.
-'''1846:'''&nbsp; Oregon Treaty - Great Britain gave up claims to region
+*'''1817'''---William Cullen Bryant first uses the name "Oregon" in his poem, ''Thanatopsis''.
+*'''1824'''---Fort Vancouver is established as the Hudson's Bay Co. headquarters.
-'''1847-1848: '''&nbsp;Cayuse Indian War
+*'''1827'''---Dr. John McLoughlin establishes the first sawmill.
+*'''1834 (Jul)'''---Fort Hall is established in present-day Idaho.
-'''1851-1853 &amp; 1856:'''&nbsp; Rogue River Indian war
+*'''1834 (Sep)'''---Jason Lee's party arrives in Oregon and establishes the Willamette Mission.
+*'''1836 (Sep)'''---Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spaulding arrive overland, becoming the first white women to cross the continent.
-'''1854:'''&nbsp; Oregon Indian War
+*'''1838 (Nov)'''---Catholic missionaries, Blanchet &amp; Demers arrive in the Pacific Northwest.
+*'''1839'''---The first printing press is brought from Honolulu to Lapwai, where a Nez Perce primer is the first printed book.
-'''1855:&nbsp;''' Klamath and Solmon River Indian War
+*'''1841'''---Civil government is established by the settlers, by a meeting at Champoeg.
+*'''1842'''---Willamette University, the first west of the Mississippi is founded in Jason Lee's home.
-'''1865-1868:'''&nbsp; Indian Campaign
+*'''1843'''---Oregon is divided into districts, when Clackamas, Champoeg, Twality, and Yamhill Districts (later to be called counties) are created.
+*'''1844'''---American taxes are collected on a voluntary basis.
-'''1872-1873: '''&nbsp;Modoc Indian War
+*'''1844 (Jun)'''---Clatsop County is created from Twality.
+*'''1845'''---A second Provisional Government is created and George Abernathy elected governor.
-'''1878:'''&nbsp; Birch Creek
+*'''1845 (Dec)'''---Polk County is created from Yamhill.
+*'''1846 (Feb 2)'''---The ''Oregon Spectator'', Oregon's first newspaper begins publication at Oregon City.
+*'''18--''':&nbsp;&nbsp;Treaty gave joint control of Oregon Territory to U.S. and Nez Perce Indians
+*'''1846 (Jun 15)---'''Great Britain gives up claim to Oregon Territory, and&nbsp;by treaty the northern boundary is established at 49 degrees north latitude.
+*'''1847 (Nov 29)'''---The Whitmans are murdered in a raid at Waiilatpu, which begins the Cayuse Indian War.
+*'''1847 (Dec 23)'''---Benton County is established from Polk.
+*'''1847 (Dec 28)'''---Linn County is established from Champoeg.
+*'''1848 (Aug 14)'''---The Oregon Territory is created. Abraham Lincoln refuses the governorship.
+*'''1849 (Mar 3)'''---Joseph Lane, the appointed governor, arrives in Oregon.
+*'''1849 (Sep)---'''Twality County is renamed to Washington County.
+*'''1850 (Sep 27)'''---The Oregon Donation Land Act is enacted by the U.S. government.
+*'''1851'''---A law is passed allowing black settler, George Washington Bush, to settle in Oregon. And the&nbsp;first Chinese, Sung Sung, settles at Portland
+*'''1851 (Jan 23)'''---The City of Portland is incorporated.
+*'''1851 (Jan 24)'''---Umpqua County is created.
+*'''1851 (Jan 28)'''---Lane County is created from parts of Linn and Umpqua County.
+*'''1851'''---The stake was driven beginning&nbsp;a survey of the Oregon country.
+*'''1852 (Jan)'''---Douglas County and Jackson County are both created from part of Umpqua County.
+*'''1853'''---Washington Territory is cut off from Oregon.
+*'''1853 (Dec)---'''Tillamook County is created from parts of Clatsop,&nbsp;Polk, and Yamhill Counties.&nbsp;Coos County is created from parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties.
+*'''1854---'''John W. Hillman and a party of prospectors discover Crater Lake, which they called Deep Blue Lake.
+*'''1854 (Jan)'''---Wasco County created from parts of Clackamas, Marion, Linn, Lane, Douglas, and Jackson Counties. Columbia County is created from Washington County.
+*'''1854 (Dec)'''---Multnomah County created from Washington and Clackamas Counties.
+*'''1855'''---The Yakima Indian War begins.
+*'''1855 (Dec)'''---Curry County is created from Coos County.
+*'''1856 (Jan)'''---Josephine County is created from Jackson County.
+*'''1859 (Feb 14)'''---The United States Congress ratifies the Oregon State Consitition.
+*'''1860'''---Daily stagecoach service beings between Portland and Sacramento.
+*'''1861'''---The village of Champoeg is destroyed in a flood.
+*'''1862 (Sep)'''---Baker County and Umatilla County are both creted from Wasco County.
+*'''1863---'''Douglas County absorbs the remainder of Umpqua County, which ceases to exist.
+*'''1864---'''A popular vote establishes Salem as the state capitol. Earlier seats of the territorial government had been at Oregon City, Corvallis and at Salem.
+*'''1864 (Oct)'''---Grant County is formed from Wasco and Umatilla Counties. Union County is created from Baker County.
+*'''1869'''---The first Public High School is created in Oregon.
+*'''1872---'''The Oregon Pioneer Association is formed.
+*'''1874---'''Lake County is created from parts of Jackson and Wasco Counties.
+*'''1876---'''The University of Oregno is established in Eugene.
+*'''1877---'''The Nez Perce War begins.
+*'''1878---'''The Banock Indian War begins.
+*'''1880---'''The first person of Japanese ancestry, Miyo Iwakoshi, settles in Oregon.
+*'''1882 (Oct)---'''Klamath County is created from Lake County. Crook County is created from Wasco County.
+*'''1883'''---The transcontinental railroad is completed.
+*'''1885 (Feb)---'''Morrow County is created from Umatilla County.&nbsp;Gilliam County is created from Wasco County.
+*'''1886'''---Mary Leonard becomes first woman admitted to Oregon bar.
+*'''1887 (Feb)'''---Wallow County is creatd from Union County. Malheur County is created from Baker County.
+*'''1888---'''The Oregon Historical Society is incorporated.
+*'''1889 (Feb)'''---Harney County is created from Grant County. Sherman County is created from Wasco County.
+*'''1893 (Feb)---'''Lincoln County is created from parts of Benton and Polk Counties.&nbsp;
+*'''1899 (Feb)---'''Wheeler County created from parts of Crook, Gilliam, and Grant Counties.
+*'''1899 (Dec)'''---The first automobile arrives in Oregon.
+*'''1902'''---Initiative and referendum laws were adopted, the first in any state.
+*'''1905'''---Lewis &amp; Clark Centennial Exposition beings in Portland.
+*'''1908'''---Hood River County is created from Wasco County.
+*'''1908 (Apr 1)'''---Lola Baldwin named head of the Women's Division of the Portland Police, and becomes the first female police officer in the U.S.
+*'''1912---'''Oregon women get the vote.
+*'''1914---'''Jefferson County and Deschutes County are both created from Crook County.
+*'''1921---'''The Klu Klux Klan is organized in Oregon.
+*'''1933'''---The Tillamook Burn destroys 240,000 acres of timber land.
+*'''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.
+*'''1948 (May 30)'''---A flood destroys the city of Vanport, a city of 17,500 residents built to house wartime workers.
+*'''1961'''---Freeway connecting Salem and Portland is completed.
+*'''1966'''---The&nbsp;I-5 freeway, linking California to Washington completed.
+*'''1967'''---The Beach Bill is approved, making all of Oregon's beaches open to the public.
+*'''1971---'''The Bottle Bill is approved.
+*'''1978---'''The Oregon Trail is listed as a&nbsp;National Historic Trail by U.S. Congress.
+*'''1978---'''Mt. St. Helens erupts, in Washington.
+*'''1993---'''Oregon holds the nation's first statewide vote-by-mail election.
 Most archives, historical societies and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person.