Pioneer Courthouse Square is sometimes called 'Portland's Living Room'. It's a great place to relax, hang out, or meet up in downtown Portland. Pioneer Square has been a popular place to host events such as holiday ale festivals, concerts, education exhibitions, and...
Hoarders, hauntings, decay, an attack with a hatchet, and a stabbing. These are things associated with the former home of Harry Sherman Flavel, also known as Hatchet Harry. The tale that unfolded in the long-abandoned house on 15th and Franklin Avenue in Astoria...
For several decades around the turn of the 20th century, there were two towns in Pendleton, Oregon. One of those towns was a typical town above land, but the other was below... And only known to the chosen few. Today, the Pendleton Underground offers a rare glimpse...
If you're not familiar with the flood that literally wiped Oregon's 2nd largest city off the face of the Earth, you are in for an incredible story of the Vanport Flood. The town was known as Vanport, Oregon, and in 1948, around 18,500 people still lived in the city —...
As an Oregon native, it's beyond me how I have never heard of the story of the Oregon Wonder Horses until now. This rare breed of horse goes clear back to the 1880's, and the story is almost as mythical as a unicorn. They might remind you of My Little Ponies with the...
There’s an eerie edge to unsolved mysteries. It gives the past a power, a question, a bit of horror that reaches out from beyond the crush of years and keeps us intrigued even today. That being said - winter of 1923 was a rough year for Ed Nickols, Roy Wilson and...
Between Tillamook Bay and the sea there’s a narrow, sandy peninsula where, 100 years ago, a town stood. Not just any town – one of the biggest ones on the Oregon Coast. With a municipal swimming hall full of warm saltwater and a surf generator. The reason it’s gone...
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic collapse that took place during the 1930s, and Oregon was no different than anywhere else drastically affected by this hard point in history. These incredible images give us a glimpse into another time, a time that...
There's nothing that fascinates me more than America's incredible history — especially in the state of Oregon, the place I've called home since birth. I came across an article tonight that I just couldn't resist writing about. It's the story of a crystal cave, that...
The rising waters of lakes and reservoirs have submerged many budding Oregon metropolises over the years, from tiny one-horse towns to an entire Native American homeland. Since well before the time of Plato’s story of Atlantis, storytellers all over the world have had...
Did you know there are more ghost towns in Oregon than anywhere in the United States? As I love learning about the rich history of our beautiful state, naturally, ghost towns in Oregon have always fascinated me. This particular road trip I plan on doing this myself...
Some of these facts you may not know already about Oregon, and some you probably already do. Either way, some of these facts are just outrageous and funny. Oh and that beautiful image you see at the beginning of this article? Well I came across it while doing research...