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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Shipwreck ends Astoria's bid to be “Nantucket of the West Coast”
When the treacherous bar claimed a fully-loaded whaling ship, its ...
When the treacherous bar claimed a fully-loaded whaling ship, its owner chalked it up as a very expensive lesson learned, and gave up on its plan to hunt whales out of the Oregon seaport.
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The mysterious disappearance of a schooner's entire crew
Pilot boat sailed back and forth on the Columbia River ...
Pilot boat sailed back and forth on the Columbia River Bar all day and all night before finally crashing onto the beach; when onlookers ran to rescue the sailors, they found the boat empty and deserted.
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Supreme Court once declared slavery legal, but only for sailors
Four mariners on the sailing ship Arago, in Astoria, tried ...
Four mariners on the sailing ship Arago, in Astoria, tried to quit and were tracked down by police and forced to return to work, like runaway slaves. When they sued, the Supreme Court issued an astonishing ruling against them.
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The day the drinks were on Governor Oswald West
Legendary governor, a staunch prohibitionist, had to buy a round ...
Legendary governor, a staunch prohibitionist, had to buy a round for the house when he dropped by the town marshal's saloon in the now-ghost town of Harney; a few years later, he pardoned the marshal, who'd been busted for gunfighting.
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Massive 1934 Portland dock strike paralyzed the state
Half a century of winning labor disputes left the waterfront ...
Half a century of winning labor disputes left the waterfront employers feeling overconfident. When the Portland longshoremen walked out, they expected it would be a repeat of earlier victories for them ... it wasn't.
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Who had the motive to frame an innocent man? Everyone did
The railroad, the local police agencies, and the U.S. War ...
The railroad, the local police agencies, and the U.S. War Department all desperately wanted to prosecute somebody, anybody, just not the young Marine who almost certainly was young Martha Brinson James' actual killer.
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Life of Sacagawea's mountain-man son a tantalizing mystery
Jean-Baptiste "Pomp" Charbonneau, the baby born to Sacagawea during the ...
Jean-Baptiste "Pomp" Charbonneau, the baby born to Sacagawea during the Lewis and Clark expedition, is one of the most important figures in Oregon history — but we know almost nothing of his life.
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Aurora Colony showcased the best of Utopian movement
In contrast to the bloodshed and madness that accompanied other ...
In contrast to the bloodshed and madness that accompanied other attempts to form a more perfect society, the Aurora Colony lived graciously and ended gracefully. Today, it's remembered proudly and fondly by almost everyone.
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In trial, top suspect became star witness against innocent man
Apparently desperate to avoid charging a uniformed U.S. Marine with ...
Apparently desperate to avoid charging a uniformed U.S. Marine with the crime, prosecutors sought a scapegoat to pin the murder of Martha James on. They found one, and they had to work really hard to make it stick ... but they got it done.
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Mariner's eerie dream predicted shipmates' deaths
In his spooky nightmare, first mate of the German barque ...
In his spooky nightmare, first mate of the German barque Mimi saw seaweed covering all but three shipmates; the next day, all but three drowned in one of Oregon's worst-ever salvage disasters.
