Entries Containing All of the Phrases «marion county» AND «oregon»

By Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

A Grand Tradition Marker

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1 ► Oregon, Marion County, Salem, Central Area — A Grand Tradition —

This downtown block, now site of the Salem Conference Center and The Grand Hotel, has a legacy of hospitality and comfort for those from out of town. The Chemeketa House originally opened here in December of 1870 as Oregon’s premier hotel. It . . . — — Map (db m287041) HM

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2 ► Oregon, Yamhill County, Salem — The Wheatland Ferry —

Captain Daniel Matheny (1793-1872) and his wife Mary Cooper Matheny (1800-1856) came to Oregon in the first wagon train arriving in 1843. Daniel built the first ferry to carry an ox and wagon across the Willamette River in 1844. Since its . . . — — Map (db m292786) HM

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3 ► Missouri, Lewis County, Monticello — Lewis County, Missouri — 1832-1982 —

In December 1832, the legislature passed a bill introduced by the Honorable Charles Allen to organize Lewis County, until then a part of Marion County. The name was chosen to honor Meriwether Lewis, who with William Clark, led the expedition to . . . — — Map (db m314840) HM

4 ► Oregon, Marion County, Salem, Central Area — McGilchrist Building — 1916 — Salem Downtown Historic District —

This Revival style is inscribed with the builder’s name in bas-relief on the upper level. The elder generation of the family operated the “White House Restaurant” on State Street. Son James, part owner, established a furniture, restaurant and real . . . — — Map (db m287048) HM

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5 ► Oregon, Marion County, Salem, Central Area — The Salvation Army — 1886-1986 —

At this location Capt. Mary Stillwell began the work of the Salvation Army in Salem Dec. 28, 1886 — — Map (db m286684) HM

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6 ► Oregon, Marion County, Salem — Salem —

Founded in 1840 by Methodist missionaries, Became territorial capital in 1852, An incorporated city in 1857, Permanent capital of Oregon in 1864. W. D. Pugh designed this city hall. Under construction in 1893.Marion County Centennial . . . — — Map (db m63966) HM

7 ► Oregon, Marion County, Salem, Central Area — Grand Theater & Odd Fellows Lodge — 1900 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m287101) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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