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4) Medford
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Iradell Phipps and Conrad Broback saw a golden opportunity in 1884. After convincing the railroad to build its depot on their prairie land near Bear Creek, they began building what became the second-fastest growing city in America, with over 100 new buildings in its first year. Few Medfordites today know that the city once had four separate railroads and was renowned throughout Europe. Intrepid flyers Eugene Ely, Pat Patterson, Seely Hall, and
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[Lulu.com]
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©2018.
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During his lifetime, John Beeson (1803-1889) was called the Indian Apostle, Father Beeson, the Alpha and Omega of the Indian cause, a monomaniac, a depraved liar, vile, fanatical, and venerable. Because of his insistence on justice for the Indians, he was politically disqualified for residency in Territorial Oregon. Threatened by newspaper editors, clergymen, volunteer Indian fighters, and government officials, he was compelled to leave his home and...
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For more than half a million years, volcano Mount Mazama towered over southern Oregon. From time to time, it erupted, spreading pumice, ash, and cinders for miles around. Then, approximately 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted with such force that the volcano could no longer support itself and it collapsed, leaving a large caldera. Eventually, the volcanic action subsided and all was calm. Over the next centuries, water and snow accumulated in the...
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[Michelle Rose Johnson]
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Life Ignited spans the author’s early, chaotic years as a Native American teen mother, to the events leading to a courageous move to begin a new life. This memoir will lead the readers through a journey to become self-sufficient, a college graduate, and an entrepreneur through her training as an emergency medical technician, a fire fighter and ultimately, as an Oregon State Deputy State Fire Marshal.This book includes real life fire scenarios, photos,...
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