Talk:History of Oregon

message: Snazzy introduction goes here.  Often useful to write this last.
: Comment: The structure of the final article need not be chronological. See History of California 1900 to present for an example of a page that does well by following historical themes in their own sections. -Pete 21:27, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sections in chronological order is a great way, however, to brainstorm what should ultimately be included.
Ideas for sections to be used in the final version (as if anything is ever final on WP…)
* geological history
* native American and pioneer history: Oregon Trail, L&C...
* race: white, black, hispanic, Indian; influence of KKK in 20s, Vanport, neo-nazism in 80s
* progressive political reforms: initiatives, bottle bill, death with dignity…
* conservation/stewardship of the environment: Gifford Pinchot, Tom McCall, SB 100, Hatfield…
* famous "independent spirit"
* anti-"californication"
* agriculture, timber industry
* arts and culture
* sports
===Geological history===
 for the most part, maybe add Vanport, Oregon flood and damming of Columbia River -Pete (talk) 10:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

text: *Rise of Earth First!, and accompanying non-violent (mostly) civil disobediance actions, treesits (became more popular in the '90s, vs. tree spiking in the '80s)
* Rise of the Oregon Citizens Alliance
* Rise of White Power movement (or is this a '70s thing?)
* Recession hits Oregon particularly hard; Tektronix sheds 2/3 of workforce over the decade, many public schools shut their doors
* Completion of Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge, eastside MAX Light Rail, I-205 through E. Portland
* Oregon Lottery, state legalizes capital punishment
* Rajneeshpuram
* Nu Shooz?  Nah...
* Field burning causes deadly I-5 pileup in 1988 (still controversial today)
* Trojan again and various cities delare themselves nuclear free zones (not like that's honored or anything)
===1990s===
* Oregon tax revolt (especially Oregon Ballot Measure 5 (1990)) and Bill Sizemore, Don McIntyre (Don McIntire?), term limits, double majority law, school financing reform law (though some dispute it's a good reform...)
* Sex scandal results in ouster of Bob Packwood, Mark Hatfield resigns; Oregon goes from one of the most powerful delegations in the United States Senate to one of the weakest.
* Blazers in NBA finals in 90, 92; later start of "Jail Blazers" era
* Ducks in Rose Bowl
* Westside MAX
* Earthquake in 1993, flood in 1996
* Everclear, Dandy Warhols, Cherry Poppin' Daddies?, etc.
* More legislation: Oregon Death with Dignity Act (1994-present), Medical marijuana (1998),
*Earth Liberation Front
*"You are welcome to visit Oregon, but please don't stay."  John Lim proposed making border signs in 1999.
===2000s===
Not sure if the 21st century is old enough to be called "history".
*Of course it is.
What is OHA? Oregon Health Authority? Oregon Health Association? OregonHousingAssociation? Abbreviations should be spelled out.Kdammers (talk) 00:27, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Article development, outline and suggestions

message: for the most part, maybe add Vanport, Oregon flood and damming of Columbia River -Pete (talk) 10:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Geological history

message: Early events in the state since 1859 up to the turn of the century, I suppose.  Include the racist Oregon constitution, Indian wars, other forms of political intrigue, etc.
* Matthew Deady - first federal judge in Oregon, and architect of the Oregon constitution - please add to any templates out there.
* "The 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment was formed in 1864 and its last company was mustered out of service in July 1867. Both units were used to guard travel routes and Native American reservations, escort immigrant wagon trains, and protect settlers from Native American raiders." "Both" means two.  What are the two units, the First and its last company? If so, the wording is confusing; if not, then what? Kdammers (talk) 00:25, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Statehood

message: Not sure if the 21st century is old enough to be called "history".
*Of course it is.
What is OHA? Oregon Health Authority? Oregon Health Association? OregonHousingAssociation? Abbreviations should be spelled out.Kdammers (talk) 00:27, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: 2000s

message: * A great source: Willamette Week's 25 year anniversary issue, published in 1999
Note:the above consists of a kind of scratch pad/brainstorming session for members of WikiProject Oregon to decide what should be included in the article before it was even an article. Feel free to add your suggestions. Katr67 (talk) 17:58, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: Check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon/History and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Oregon/History for more ideas on how to improve this article, and related articles. -Pete (talk) 06:57, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other discussion spaces 

message: There are a good number of articles which could be used as a basis for History of transportation in Oregon either as a standalone article or a section in this one.  See :Category:History of transportation in Oregon.  Which should it be?  Also, there's the timeline data at Talk:Barlow Road#timeline.  —EncMstr 18:11, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think there is enough info for a standalone. That way it can be the main article for the category. Plus it would span all of the current sections in this article, which would look a little odd as it is broken down by era. Of course the key points can be mentioned in this article in each section and in the sub articles to this (see Oregon pioneer history) with lots o' links. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:26, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  history of transportation 

message: In light of the above discussion, and the recent addition of race relations stuff, I want to bring back a point that was discussed in the early planning stages of this article. I think the target structure of the article should be:
* The present four/five chronological sections, followed by
* Transportation
* Race relations
* Land use planning
* Hydropower
* Agriculture
etc. (Those are just some sample sections, not intended to be comprehensive.)
Many of these topics span multiple time periods, and should be treated in their own right. There is no requirement that the entire article be chronological. -Pete (talk) 23:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I support this. While I was adding some content on race relations, I did feel some confusion as to where it should go. Being chronological makes it awkward for both the readers and editors. —Parhamr (talk) 23:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sections/structure 

message: * Spanish colonization of the Americas
* Attempted Spanish colonization of Alaska
Just found these. -Pete (talk) 21:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interesting related articles 

message: "After the mountain destroyed itself the Klamaths recounted the events as a great battle between Llao and his rival Skell, their sky god." Indeed? How were the Klsmaths giving a mythicized recounting of a volcanic eruption that occurred 5.5 million years ago? A volcanic eruption that they heard about from modern geologists? --Wetman (talk) 10:26, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Sources tend to say the mountain erupted about 7700 years ago which is well within the time frame of known human habitation of the region. Might not be the same tribe, but there were people around. Aboutmovies (talk) 11:33, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This article had it listed incorrectly, it has now been fixed to reflect the more accurate date. Aboutmovies (talk) 11:39, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Remembering" [[Mount Mazama]]

message: Any interest in creating a Timeline of Oregon article? A few other US states have timelines (see :Category:Timelines of states of the United States). Here is a source:
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-- M2545 (talk) 11:04, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Timeline of Oregon 

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message: A great deal has been written about Oregon, but not all of it is well respected by historians. It would be good to add an annotated bibliography, or some discussion of the important historians, or similar. Here is one source that could serve as a starting-point. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 16:55, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography/historiography