History

Play The Oregon Trail Game Online – An American Classic

by Danielle Denham | January 12, 2022 | Featured, History, History, Interesting, Video Games | 0 Comments

I was in fifth grade at my school in Forest Grove, Oregon, and my memories are so fond. Our classroom had a Commodore 64 computer, and I spent hours upon hours playing The Oregon Trail game with its beautiful 8-bit graphics. When I found out that you can actually play an online emulated version of...

The Widest Covered Bridge In Oregon Is A Great Spot To Visit

by Jessica Tomlinson | November 10, 2021 | Adventures, Central Oregon, Featured, History, History, Interesting, Photos, Travel | 0 Comments

In the Cascade mountains not far from Eugene sits the widest covered bridge in Oregon, which is the perfect spot to stop on your trip down Highway 58 to stretch your legs and take in the views of Dexter reservoir. History Of The Lowell Covered Bridge In Oregon In 1874 pioneer Amos Hyland settled...

Peel Back Layers Of Time At Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds Sheep Rock Unit

by Jessica Tomlinson | October 23, 2021 | Adventures, Eastern Oregon, Entertainment, Featured, History, History, Interesting, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

Located on Highway 19 between Kimberly and Dayville Oregon is an incredible record of Oregon's ancient past: The Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds. Large rock formations show off layers of time, and as scientists examine those geological layers they get a look into what life was like in...

Ghosts of Scoggins Valley, Oregon, The Town Beneath Henry Hagg Lake

by Danielle Denham | October 5, 2021 | Featured, History, History | 0 Comments

My family history resides both IN and around Henry Hagg Lake. Every kid in Oregon has THAT lake they grew up with. Hagg is mine. "Hey, let's go cool off at the water later!" Many a Forest Grove summer heat was survived by heading up to the man-made reservoir a few miles out of Gaston, Oregon. Our...

Oregon’s Weirdest and Most Quirky Roadside Sights and Oddities

by Danielle Denham | September 27, 2021 | History, Interesting, Pop Culture, Weird Oregon | 0 Comments

Oregon's weirdest roadside sights take many forms. In the area where I grew up in Washington County, Oregon there were three of those kitschy monuments everyone had to point out as we drove by (read on to see the ones I'm talking about). For instance, if you didn't wave hello to Harvey the Rabbit...

The Fairview Training Center May Have The Darkest History in Oregon

Jul 3, 2015 | History, Photography

Update October 2019: The previously abandoned buildings as shown in this article no longer exist. The property where the once Fairview Training Center existed is private property. This historical article is for informational purposes only. Please do not visit the...

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