Offbeat Oregon History podcast
A daily podcast of true Oregon stories from the wilder side of the Beaver State. Tales of heroes and rascals, of shipwrecks and lost gold, of shanghaied sailors and skid-road bordellos and pirates and robbers and buried treasure ... From the archives of the Offbeat ...
A daily podcast of true Oregon stories from the wilder side of the Beaver State. Tales of heroes and rascals, of shipwrecks and lost gold, of shanghaied sailors and skid-road bordellos and pirates and robbers and buried treasure ... From the archives of the Offbeat Oregon History syndicated newspaper column.
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Story of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse ghost won't be laid to rest
"The Haunted Light," a fictional story written by Joaquin Miller's ...
"The Haunted Light," a fictional story written by Joaquin Miller's sister, Lischen, in 1899, has taken on a life of its own; in fact, by bringing so much attention and interest to the lighthouse, the story may have saved it from the wrecking ball.
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Doomed schooner’s crew locked in race against fiery death
Below decks, a chemical fire burned freely through the hold ...
Below decks, a chemical fire burned freely through the hold of the Challenger; above deck, her crew worked desperately in a hurricane windstorm to find a port they could put into before the fire broke through the deck.
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The Oregon Trail's number-one used-oxen dealership
In the 1840s, Native American tribes in the Grand Ronde ...
In the 1840s, Native American tribes in the Grand Ronde Valley made good money buying emigrants' shagged-out oxen for half price and selling them the following year for double price; emigrants griped a lot, but most didn't hesitate to pay.
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Did Oregon miss a chance to catch the Zodiac Killer?
At the scene of a notorious double-murder of young lovers ...
At the scene of a notorious double-murder of young lovers Larry Peyton and Beverly Allan, police paid little attention to Edward W. Edwards and soon eliminated him as a suspect. But if they'd dug a little bit deeper ...
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Captain’s refusal to leave shipwreck angered rescuers
At great personal risk, Coast Guardsmen had to rescue the ...
At great personal risk, Coast Guardsmen had to rescue the skipper twice, because he insisted on staying aboard the stranded steamship to defend its cargo from marauding salvagers.
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Company town of Valsetz was soggy, but home; now, it's gone
The tiny town was owned by the sawmill, which bulldozed ...
The tiny town was owned by the sawmill, which bulldozed and burned it in 1984 when the mill closed so it could put the land back to work growing huge trees. Today, it's just a wide spot in the highway.
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Joseph bank robber became VP of the bank he once robbed
Young cowboy wanted a share of the loot so he ...
Young cowboy wanted a share of the loot so he could marry his sweetheart; after he got out of prison, he worked for decades to earn back the trust of her and of the community.
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For Milwaukie gas station owner, bomber trip was wild adventure
Before he made it back, Art Lacey had survived a ...
Before he made it back, Art Lacey had survived a plane crash, bribed a fire department with illegal whiskey, kited a big check and made bitter enemies in Portland City Hall. But hey, all's well that ends well, right?
