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The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

Creator:

Stone, Helen Delight

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Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...

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Masters Thesis

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, the floods of 1881 and then of 1890 did not so severely impact Dayton's economy. The turn of the
Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Creator:

Schweickert, Tina K.

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Understanding the impact of humans on the environment has long been a topic of scholarly interest and debate. As environmental problems mount, accounts of historic ecological conditions and the factors of change become increasingly useful. This study considers competing schools of interpretation about human impacts on ecological landscapes and develops...

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Masters Thesis

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Postmodernism has its roots in twentieth century French philosophy and came to be applied, generally, to the
The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Creator:

Starr, Karen J.

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Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...

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Masters Thesis