The Story of Oregon In 100 Landmarks

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>America turns 250. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let's go find the candles.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We've wandered through big cities tiny towns muddy trails and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5000 historic gems along the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive sometimes weird and always waiting to be rediscovered. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're traveling by road by printed page or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week we invite you to explore 100 Oregon landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Beaver State. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ancient fishing weirs... bing cherries... America's oldest collegiate</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>baseball field... trolley parks...cast iron architectture... kissing bridges...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>hazelnuts... the country's most expensive lighthouse... Oregon Oscar</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>winners... hydraulic gold mining... the first NCAA basketball champi-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ons. This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>the explanations behind the quirks the traditions and the secrets that</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>make Oregon uniquely Oregon. Vertical street? Solved. ODOT green?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A mystery no more. The largest non-motorized parade in the United</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>States? Identified. The origins of cable television? Revealed.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is a story only Oregon can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public or at least visible from public spaces. So fire up the GPS and see the story of the Beaver State standing in plain sight on Oregon streets!</span></p>