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Oregon Timeline

By emonaghan
  • Dec 14, 1577

    Finding Oregon

    Finding Oregon
    Sir Francis Drake sails to the coast of Oregon and claims the land for England.

  • Helping Indians

    Helping Indians
    Horses reach the Columbia Plateau and change life for the Indians.

  • First Findings

    First Findings
    Robert Gray becomes the first American to see the mouth of the Columbia River.

  • Long Winters

    Lewis and Clark spend the winter of 1805-06 at Fort Clatsop near the mouth of the Columbia River.

  • Celebration

    Celebration
    Oregon celebrates the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark expedition.

  • Relocating Indians

    Relocating Indians
    The Indian Removal Act forces eastern Native Americans groups to relocate west of the Mississippi.

  • Getting Gold

    Getting Gold
    Gold is found in Southern Oregon.

  • Statehood

    Statehood
    Oregon became a state on Valentines Day, 1859.

  • Women Vote

    Women Vote
    Oregon women get the right to vote.

  • Helpful Laws

    Helpful Laws
    Oregon passes the Bottle Bill to help clean the enviornment.