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Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:

Prior, Jan M.

Abstract:

The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...

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Masters Thesis
Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:

Prior, Jan M.

Abstract:

The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
An evaluation of the archaeological potential of Riverfront Park in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:

Littlefield, Steven W.

Abstract:

The archaeological resources contained in Corvallis Riverfront Commemorative Park (RCP) have a great potential to add to the historical record of the warehouse district of the original town of Marysville (Corvallis). The City of Corvallis' proposed Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project and proposed changes to Riverfront Commemorative Park threaten to...

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Masters Thesis
Recognizing individual potters in historic Oregon sites : a visual and chemical analysis of early Oregon redware

Creator:

Peterson, Ella M.

Abstract:

This paper discusses research concerning redware vessel sherds found in an archaeological excavation at Oregon's historic Champoeg State Park, and comparative artifacts from four known Oregon and Washington late nineteenth pottery production sites. Visual and Instrumental Nuclear Activation Analysis comparison studies were conducted on samples from each site. The New...

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Masters Thesis