Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809)
Meriwether Lewis explored and mapped the American Northwest with
his partner William Clark. He was appointed to be President Thomas
Jefferson‘s aide in 1801 and provided him with information regarding
army politics. In addition to helping map the U.S., he served as the
Governor of Louisiana.
Originally inhabited by Native Americans, The Territory of Oregon was an
organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from
August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion
of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon.
Brian Doyle (August 12, 1956 – May 27, 2017) Born in Ottawa, Ontario.
PORTLAND, Ore. – According to a release from the University of Portland, Brian
Doyle passed away Saturday morning from complications related to a brain tumor.
He was the author of "Mink River," "The Plover," "Chicago," and "Martin Marten." He
won a 2016 Oregon Book Award for Young Adult Literature for "Martin Marten."
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The Oregon Zoo, formerly the Washington Park Zoo is located in the
city of Portland. It opened in 1888 after a private animal collector
named Richard Knight donated his animals. It is the oldest North
American zoo west of the Mississippi.
By 1894, there were over 300 animals in the zoo’s collection. In
1925, the zoo moved to the site of the present Portland Japanese
Garden, still within Washington Park. Its current site opened on
July 3, 1959.
Rosy the Asian elephant was acquired by the zoo in 1953.
THE MARQUAM BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1964.
The Marquam Bridge is a double-deck, steel-truss cantilever bridge that
carries Interstate 5 traffic across the Willamette River south of downtown Portland, Oregon. It is the busiest bridge in Oregon, carrying 135,900
vehicles a day as of 2008. The upper deck carries northbound traffic;
the lower deck carries southbound traffic.
The bridge was designed and built by the Oregon Department of
Transportation at a cost of $14 million. The lower southbound deck
was opened on October 4, 1966, and the upper northbound deck on
October 18, 1966. The Marquam was the first Portland bridge to
undergo a seismic retrofit in 1995.
