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The Oregon Historical Society Museum is a history museum housed at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The museum was created in 1898 and receives about 44,000 visitors annually. It houses the Portland Penny that decided the city’s name. [ 1] This 1835 copper penny was flipped to decide between the names ...
Official name. Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. Details. Dates. June 1, 1905 to October 14, 1905. Location. Portland, Oregon, USA. Coordinates. 45°32′16″N 122°42′26″W.
1200 SW Park Avenue. Portland, Oregon. Executive director. Kerry Tymchuk. Website. ohs.org. The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is an organization that encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader context of U.S. history. Incorporated in 1898, the Society collects, preserves, and ...
Website; lives and contributions of Oregon's Nikkei community, located in Portland's old Japantown area. Oregon Maritime Museum. Downtown. Southwest. Maritime. Located on the steam sternwheeler Portland in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Hosford-Abernethy. Southeast.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ( OMSI, / ˈɒmziː / OM-zee) is a science and technology museum in Portland, Oregon, United States. It contains three auditoriums, including a large-screen theatre, planetarium, and exhibition halls with a variety of hands-on permanent exhibits focused on natural sciences, industry, and technology.
The Great Fire of July 4, 1866, ignited during the Independence Day celebration, destroyed most of the commercial buildings in the city, half the churches and hundreds of homes. More than 10,000 people were left homeless. After this fire, Portland was rebuilt with brick and took on a Victorian appearance. Prosperous citizens began building ...
Sage Museum, Shaniko [ 95] Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History, Ashland [ 96][ 97] Working Wonders Children's Museum, Bend, closed in 2009 [ 98] Jensen Arctic Museum, Monmouth, closed in 2013, collection moved to the Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH) at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
Area. 8.76 acres (3.55 ha) Operated by. Portland Parks & Recreation. Status. Open 5 am to 9 pm daily. The South Park Blocks form a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon. [2] The Oregonian has called it Portland's "extended family room", as Pioneer Courthouse Square is known as Portland's "living room". [3]