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  • Oregon back country is rich in legends of buried treasure

    Oregon back country is rich in legends of buried treasure
    2026/09/01
    Stories of lost loot and buried booty have kept treasure hunters busy digging for gold in hidden corners of Oregon for the past 150 years. Stories like the Louse Creek Stage Robbery ... the Silent Paymaster of Fort Grant ... the Inside Job at Pendleton ... and the Gold-Filled Muck Boot. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1101c-oregon-backcountry-rich-in-legends-of-buried-treasure.html)
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    8 分
  • Decade-long dam dispute resolved with dynamite

    Decade-long dam dispute resolved with dynamite
    2026/08/31
    IN THE SMALL hours of the morning of Aug. 16, 1906, a powerful explosion jolted residents awake near the little town of Willamette, which today is a neighborhood of West Linn. It came from the direction of the nearby Tualatin River. The cause was soon discovered. When the first rays of the morning sun fell on the Oregon Iron and Steel Co.’s diversion dam, located a little over three miles from the river’s mouth, a 20-foot-wide hole had been blasted in its center. The river water was still gushing through it.... (Lake Oswego, Clackamas County; 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/24-01.tualatin-dam-dynamited.html)
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    12 分
  • Buying gas-station B-17 was a crazy adventure

    Buying gas-station B-17 was a crazy adventure
    2026/08/28
    Before he made it back, Art Lacey had survived a plane crash, bribed a fire department with illegal whiskey, kited a big check and made bitter enemies in Portland City Hall. But hey, all's well that ends well, right? (Milwaukie, Clackamas County; 1940s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1601d.bomber-gas-station-375.html)
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    11 分
  • Mislabeled wood alcohol killed 28 Portland hobos

    Mislabeled wood alcohol killed 28 Portland hobos
    2026/08/27
    The alcoholic derelicts of on Burnside Street knew they could count on denatured alcohol for a cheap-but-nasty buzz; it might make them sick, but it wouldn't kill them. But then, one day, it did. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1404c.poison-dehorn-killed-28-hobos.html)
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    10 分
  • Family camped unnoticed in downtown Portland — for 4 years

    Family camped unnoticed in downtown Portland — for 4 years
    2026/08/27
    Why is there 5,000 acres of near-wilderness at the heart of Oregon's largest city? Because nobody could develop it — although many tried. So, all the land reverted back to the city for unpaid taxes, and the city turned it into Forest Park. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1010d-family-camped-in-downtown-portland-for-4-years.html)
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    7 分
  • Six iconic food items that were invented in Oregon (Part 2 of 2)

    Six iconic food items that were invented in Oregon (Part 2 of 2)
    2026/08/25
    Today we're finishing up our list of six of the most iconic modern foods that have been invented in the Beaver State. Last time, we explored the first three; today we have three more. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/23-12.oregon-food-inventions-628.html)
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    11 分
  • Six iconic food items that were invented in Oregon (Part 1 of 2)

    Six iconic food items that were invented in Oregon (Part 1 of 2)
    2026/08/24
    Oregon has been the birthplace of some of the world's most iconic foods over the years. Today and tomorrow, on the podcast, we'll explore six of the most influential ones. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/23-12.oregon-food-inventions-628.html)
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    10 分
  • Express clerk’s silence foiled Eugene train robber

    Express clerk’s silence foiled Eugene train robber
    2026/08/21
    The masked outlaw planned the job out carefully, and thought he was ready for anything. But he met his match in the cool-handed express man, and had to leave almost empty-handed. (Saginaw, Lane County; 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1501a.saginaw-train-robbery.320.html)
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    10 分