Geobox Range name Calapooya Mountains other name Etymology etymology The Kalapuya people Kalapuya Indians of the Willamette Valley ref name McArthur cite book last McArthur first Lewis A. coauthors McArthur, Lewis L. title Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition publisher Oregon Historical Society Press year 2003 location Portland, Oregon pages 137&ndash 38 isbn 0 87595 277 1 ref country United States state Oregon district type County district Lane County, Oregon Lane County and Douglas County, Oregon Douglas County state1 parent parent1 border Cascade Range border1 Oregon Coast Range geology geology1 period period1 orogeny orogeny1 length imperial 60 length orientation east&ndash west highest Balm Mountain highest elevation imperial 6165 highest lat d 43 highest lat m 22 highest lat s 49 highest lat NS N highest long d 122 highest long m 25 highest long s 19 highest long EW W image Calapooya Mountains, Umpqua National Forest, Oregon.jpg image size image caption View from Fairview Peak Lookout map map size map caption The Calapooya Mountains are a mountain range in Lane County, Oregon Lane and Douglas County, Oregon Douglas counties of southwestern Oregon in the United States . ref cite gnis type id 1157845 name Calapooya Mountains entrydate 1980 11 28 accessdate 2009 04 10 ref The range runs for approximately convert 60 mi west from the Cascade Range between Eugene, Oregon Eugene on the north and Roseburg, Oregon Roseburg on the south. Geology The Calapooya Mountains are composed of volcanic rocks and newer sedimentary strata. The mountains have been deeply eroded by the Coast Fork Willamette River and its tributaries. In the southern drainage, the tributaries of the North Umpqua River have cut into the southern slopes. The soil is silty, clay loam formed from sandstone ... the tribal domains of the Kalapuya people Kalapuya and Coquille tribe Coquille tribes of Native Americans ... in the 1854 Treaty with the Umpqua and Kalapuya . Citation needed date October 2009 During the 1840s ... more details
Infobox artist bgcolour 6495ED name Alfred Thomas Agate image Alfred Thomas Agate, self portrait.jpg imagesize 180px caption Self portrait birth name birth date birth date 1812 2 14 birth place Sparta, New York death date death date and age 1846 1 5 1812 2 14 death place nationality United States American field Painting , Portrait miniature Miniature training movement works patrons influenced by influenced awards double image right Biraban.jpg 120 Kalapuya man.gif 120 Agate s portrait of Biraban , from L. E. Threlkeld s book A Key to the Structure of the Aboriginal Language , published in 1850 Agate s portrait of a Kalapuya people Kalapuya man, sketched in Oregon during the United States Exploring Expedition . Alfred Thomas Agate February 14, 1812, in Sparta, New York January 5, 1846, Washington, D.C. was a noted United States American artist , Painting painter and miniaturist . Agate lived in New York from 1831&ndash 1838. He studied with his brother, Frederick Styles Agate , a portrait and historical painter. He later went on to study with Thomas Seir Cummings . Citation needed date April 2011 By the late 1830s, Agate was exhibiting his work at the National Academy of Design in New York, and established himself as a skilled painter in oils. Agate drew landscapes, portraits, and scientific illustrations. For much of his landscapes, Citation needed date April 2011 Agate used a camera lucida , a device which projected the scene onto a piece of paper for purposes of tracing. Expedition File Peruvian Andes2.jpg left thumb Andes near Alparmarca, Peru Sketched from an Elevation of 16,000 Feet . Illustration by Alfred Agate from the South American portion of the United States Exploring Expedition , digitally restored. Image Nukufetauman1831.jpg thumb left 220px A man from the Nukufetau atoll, Ellice Islands now Tuvalu 1841. Agate created many artworks during his service with the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838 1842 under Charles Wilkes . He was especially good ... more details
Infobox school district name Bethel School District logo File Bethellogo.jpg right motto type budget established 1945 region grades superintendent Colt Gill schools students teachers staff ratio conference accreditation mascot colors free label free text free label2 free text2 free label3 free text3 location Eugene, Oregon Eugene , Oregon country United States mapimage1 mapimage1size mapimage2 mapimage2size schedule information website http www.bethel.k12.or.us www.bethel.k12.or.us Bethel School District 52 is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon . It serves the Bethel, Eugene, Oregon Bethel neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon Eugene . As of 2007 Bethel School District serves 5,700 students annually making it the third largest school district in Lane County Oregon Lane County . Bethel School District was formed in 1945 by the merger of several rural school districts. Demographics In the 2009 school year, the district had 171 students classified as homeless by the Oregon Department of Education Department of Education , or 2.8 of students in the district. ref cite news url http blog.oregonlive.com education impact 2009 09 homelessbydistrict.pdf title Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008 2009 publisher The Oregonian pages 6 accessdate 2009 09 18 ref Schools Elementary schools Clearlake Elementary Danebo Elementary Fairfield Elementary Irving Elementary Malabon Elementary K 8 schools Meadow View School Prairie Mountain School Middle schools Shasta Middle School Cascade Middle School High schools Willamette High School Kalapuya High School See also Eugene School District Irving, Eugene, Oregon Malabon, Oregon References Reflist External links http www.bethel.k12.or.us Bethel School District official website http www.betheleducationfoundation.org Bethel Education Foundation Category School districts in Oregon Category Education in Eugene, Oregon Category School districts established in 1945 Oregon school stub ... more details
The Grand Ronde Community is an Indian reservation located on several non contiguous sections of land in southwestern Yamhill County, Oregon Yamhill County and northwestern Polk County, Oregon Polk County , Oregon , United States , about convert 18 mi km east of Lincoln City, Oregon Lincoln City , near the community of Grand Ronde, Oregon Grand Ronde . Various tribes and bands from all parts of Western Oregon were removed from their homes in the mid 19th century and placed on this reservation. It is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon . The reservation has a land area of 16.384 sq mi 42.434 km and a United States Census, 2000 2000 census resident population of 55 persons. Historical summary Since 6,000 B.C. or earlier, the Rogue River, Umpqua Native Americans Umpqua , Chasta , Kalapuya people Kalapuya , Molala Molalla , Salmon River, Tillamook tribe Tillamook , and Nestucca Indians lived in their traditional homelands 1854 1857 In the wake of the Rogue River Wars , the Grand Ronde reservation established by treaty arrangements in 1854 and 1855 and an Executive Order of June 30, 1857 1856 Fort Yamhill built next to reservation 1860 s Arrival of the Belgian Catholic missionary Father Adrien Croquet renamed Crockett , uncle of the famous Cardinal Mercier later followed by his nephew Joseph Mercier. The non ordained Joseph married into a local tribe, and many present day tribespeople are among his descendants. ref Fr. Cawley Martinus, Father Crockett of Grand Ronde Adrien Joseph Croquet, 1818 1902, Oregon Missionary, 1860 1898 ref 1887 the General Allotment Act makes allotments to individuals totaling slightly over 33,000 acres 130 km of Reservation land. Most of this ends up in the hands of non Indians. 1901 U.S. Inspector James McLaughlin declared a 25,791 acre 104.4 km tract of the reservation surplus and the U.S. sold it for 1.16 per acre 287 km . 1936 Indian Reorganization Act enables the Tribe to re purchase some ... more details
the Kalapuya people Kalapuya s for use as hunting grounds. All Indian claims to land within Benton County were ceded in the Treaty with the Kalapuya, etc. Treaty of Dayton in 1855. At that time, the boundaries ... more details
In the early 19th century the valley was inhabited by the Atfalati , a hunter gatherer Kalapuya people Kalapuya n band of that spoke a dialect of Northern Kalapuya language Northern Kalapuyan . In the middle ... more details
was the leader of the Atfalati Tualatin band of the Kalapuya people Kalapuya group of Native Americans when that band signed a Treaty with the Kalapuya, etc. treaty with the government to cede their ancestral ... more details
to have previously been a gathering place for the Kalapuya people Kalapuya tribe of Native Americans ... 2010OCFGuidelines.pdf ref The Kalapuya lived in permanent winter homes and migrated throughout the Willamette ... of Kalapuya texts, strong historical aspects of the Kalapuya culture include the dream .... ref Ethnolinguistic Observations Based on Kalapuya Texts J. P. Rumberger, Jr.International Journal ... more details
Geobox River Name section name South Santiam River category hide 1 native name other name other name1 Etymology etymology Kalapuya people Kalapuya tribe that lived near the river until removal to the Grande Ronde Reservation ref name McArthur cite book last McArthur first Lewis A. coauthors McArthur, Lewis L. title Oregon Geographic Names edition Seventh publisher Oregon Historical Society Press year 2003 location Portland, Oregon page 848 isbn 0 87595 277 1 ref Image image Fly fishing on the South Santiam.jpg image size 300 image caption Fly fishing on the South Santiam River just downstream of Sweet Home, Oregon Sweet Home Country etc. country United States country flag 1 state Oregon district type County district Linn County, Oregon Linn region region1 city city1 Geography length imperial 66 length note ref name topoquest multiple quads cite web author United States Geological Survey title United States Geological Survey Topographic Map publisher TopoQuest url http www.topoquest.com map.php?lat 44.374167&lon 122.218056&datum nad83&zoom 4 accessdate July 25, 2009 The map quadrants include river mile RM markers for the river s entire length. ref watershed imperial 1040 watershed round 0 watershed note ref cite web title Watershed Issues publisher South Santiam Watershed Council url http www.sswc.org watershed accessdate July 25, 2009 ref discharge imperial 2946 discharge location Waterloo, Oregon Waterloo , convert 23.3 mi km above the mouth discharge max imperial 95200 discharge min imperial 67 discharge note discharge1 location discharge1 imperial Source source name Jumpoff Joe Mountain source location Cascade Range source district Willamette National Forest source region Linn County, Oregon Linn County source state Oregon source country source lat d 44 source lat m 22 source lat s 27 source lat NS N source long d 122 source long m 13 source long s 05 source long EW W source coordinates note ref name gnis cite web work Geographic Names Information System GNIS pub ... more details
Geobox River Name section name Middle Santiam River category hide 1 native name other name other name1 Etymology etymology Kalapuya people Kalapuya tribe that lived near the river until removal to the Grande Ronde Reservation ref name McArthur cite book last McArthur first Lewis A. coauthors McArthur, Lewis L. title Oregon Geographic Names edition Seventh publisher Oregon Historical Society Press year 2003 location Portland, Oregon page 848 isbn 0 87595 277 1 ref Image image image size 300 image caption Country etc. country United States country flag 1 state Oregon district type County district Linn County, Oregon Linn region region1 city city1 Geography length imperial 39 length note ref name topoquest multiple quads cite web author United States Geological Survey title United States Geological Survey Topographic Map publisher TopoQuest url http www.topoquest.com map.php?lat 44.44860&lon 122.14908&datum nad83&zoom 4&map auto&coord d&mode zoomin&size m accessdate July 25, 2009 The map quadrants include river mile RM markers for the river s first convert 35 mi km . The additional length is approximate. ref watershed imperial 104 watershed round 0 watershed note ref cite web title Willamette Basin Total Maximum Daily Loads TMDLs Chapter 9 South Santiam Subbasin TMDL publisher Oregon Department of Environmental Quality url http www.deq.state.or.us wq tmdls docs willamettebasin willamette chpt9ssantiam.pdf year 2006 format PDF accessdate August 9, 2010 ref discharge imperial discharge max imperial discharge min imperial discharge note discharge1 location discharge1 imperial Source source name Iron Mountain Oregon Iron Mountain source location Cascade Range source district Willamette National Forest source region Linn County, Oregon Linn County source state Oregon source country source lat d 44 source lat m 24 source lat s 09 source lat NS N source long d 122 source long m 09 source long s 43 source long EW W source coordinates note ref name gnis cite web work Geographic ... more details
ethnic group group Klickitat image image Klickitat Brave 1899 Benjamin Gifford.jpg none thumb image caption A Klickitat Brave, 1899 poptime Ca. 600 in 1780 ca. 400 in 1910. popplace United States Washington U.S. state Washington rels langs English language English , Klickitat language Klickitat related Yakama The Klickitat also spelled Klikitat are a Native Americans in the United States Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest . A Sahaptian languages Shahaptian tribe, their eastern neighbors were the Yakama , who speak a closely related language. Their western neighbors were various Salishan and Chinookan tribes. Their name has been perpetuated in Klickitat County, Washington , Klickitat, Washington , Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon , and the Klickitat River , a tributary of the Columbia River. The Klickitat were noted for being active and enterprising traders, and served as intermediaries between the coastal tribes and those living east of the Cascade Mountains . Name The ethnonym Klikitat is said to derive from a Chinookan word meaning beyond, in reference to the Rocky Mountains . The Klickitat, however, call themselves Qw lh hwai p m meaning prairie people X x aypam . ref name Jacobs cite book first Melville last Jacobs title A Sketch of Northern Sahaptin Grammar publisher University of Washington Publications in Anthropology volume 4 number 2 year 1931 pages 85 292 ref Other names for the Klickitat include Awi adshi , Molala name. L k a tatt , Puyallup tribe Puyallup name. M hane , Umpqua Native Americans Umpqua name. M lauq tcu w n ti , Alsea tribe Alsea name, meaning scalpers. M n an n qu t nn , Naltunnetunne name, meaning inland people. Tlak tat , Okanagon name. Ts la kay t am m , Kalapuya people Kalapuya name. T uw nxa ikc , Clatsop name. Wahnookt , Cowlitz tribe Cowlitz name. History The ancestral lands of the Klickitat were situated north of the Columbia River , at the headwaters of the Cowlitz, Lewis, White Salmon, and Klickitat ri ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Jan Michael Looking Wolf image JanMichaelLookingWolf.jpg caption background non vocal instrumentalist birth date birth year and age 1966 origin Grand Ronde, Oregon genre Native American music Native American instrument Native American flute , guitar, vocalist, percussion years active 2002 present label 6 in all Cedar Feather Productions, Orca Moon, High Spirits, Spirit Wind Records, Axis Media, Cole Music website http www.lookingwolf.com www.lookingwolf.com Jan Michael Looking Wolf born 1966 is a Kalapuya people Kalapuya Native American flute player from Grand Ronde, Oregon Grand Ronde , Oregon . With 42 National Award recognitions, Looking Wolf performs across the country sharing flute songs, tribal stories, and the message of One Heart. Jan Michael s latest projects showcase his vocals and song writing abilities. In 2010, he released two cds by separate record labels. Through Orca Moon Music Live As One was released, a beautiful acoustic song that speaks about unity for all people, regardless of the color of their skin. And High Spirits released A Message from the Sun , a beautiful native flute CD with world percussion. He currently teaches Native American Flute at Oregon State University. He has one son, Shane Michael, wife Rhonda, and Godson Daniel. Awards 2010 Best Producer Nominee NAMMYS 2010 Best Music Video Nominee NAMMYS 2010 Best Compilation Recording Nominee Various NAMMYS 2010 Song Single of the Year Nominee NAMMYS 2010 WINNER Record of the Year NAMMYS 2010 Best Rock Nominee NAMMYS 2010 Silver Arrow Life Time Achievement Award Recipient 2009 WINNER Artist of the Year at the Native American Music Awards 2009 Best Music Video Nominee NAMMYS 2009 Recording of the Year Nominee NAMMYS 2009 Best Instrumental CD Nominee NAMMYS 2009 Best Flutist Nominee ISMA 2009 Best Rock Recording Nominee ISMA 2009 Best Spiritual Recording Nominee ISMA 2009 Silver Arrow Award Winner 2009 Best Flute CD Nominee CAMA 2008 Winner Flutist of the year Nat ... more details
Geobox Settlement name Tualatin Plains other name category Region image Tualatin Plains south of Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG image caption The plains south of Hillsboro image size 300 country flag United States state Oregon region Washington County, Oregon Washington County location Hillsboro, Oregon lat d 45 lat m 30 lat s 38 lat NS N long d 122 long m 59 long s 19 long EW W elevation highest lowest length width area population population date population density map map caption website The Tualatin Plains are a prairie area in central Washington County, Oregon Washington County , Oregon , United States . Located around the Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro and Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove areas, the plains were first inhabited by the Atfalati band of the Kalapuya people Kalapuya group of Native Americans. Euro American settlement began in the 1840s. Geography Located in the Tualatin Valley , the Tualatin Plains are drained by the Tualatin River . They are bounded on the north and east by the foothills of Tualatin Mountains , and to the south by the foothills of the Chehalem Mountains . On the west the foothills of the Northern Oregon Coast Range define their limit. History Native Americans were the first inhabitants the area, subsisting as a hunter gather society. The Atfalati band, like many of the tribes in the Willamette Valley , would burn the flat lands of the valley to promote the growth of grasslands. ref name wcm http www.washingtoncountymuseum.org localhistory featured tualatin.php The Tualatin Plains. Washington County Museum . Retrieved on February 11, 2008. ref This annual activity promoted easier hunting and seed gathering among other benefits. It also kept much of the land on the valley floor un forested. ref name wcm By the 1830s diseases decimated the native populations in the region, including the Tualatin Plains. ref name wcm ref name Oregon Corning, Howard M. 1989 Dictionary of Oregon History . Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 113, 190, 250. ref In the 18 ... more details
see Kalapuya Alsea tribe Alsea Applegate tribe Applegate Atfalati see Kalapuya Bella Bella see Heiltsuk Bella Coola see Nuxalk Burrard see Tsleil waututh Calapooia see Kalapuya Calapuya see Kalapuya Central Kalapuya see Kalapuya Chasta Costa see Rogue River Chehalis tribe Chehalis Upper and Lower ... Kimsquit Kitimaat Heiltsuk people Heiltsuk BC Central Coast Hoh Washington Kalapuya people Kalapuya Calapooia, Calapuya North Kalapuya Yamhill tribe Yamhill Yamel Tualatin people Tualatin Tfalati Atfalati Central Kalapuya Santiam people Santiam Mary s River Lakmiut Ahantchuyuk Lower McKenzie Mohawk people Oregon South Kalapuya Yonkalla , Yoncalla Klallam Clallam, Dialects Klallam Lower Elwha ... Koskimo Namgis Laich kwil tach Euclataws or Yuculta Kwalhioqua Kwatami Lakmiut see Kalapuya Lower McKenzie see Kalapuya Lummi Washington Makah people Makah Washington Mary s River see Kalapuya ... Nisqually Washington Nooksack tribe Nooksack Washington North Kalapuya see Kalapuya Nisqually tribe ..., California Saanich Southern Vancouver Island Georgia Strait Samish Washington Santiam see Kalapuya ... Vancouver Island Strait of Juan de Fuca South Kalapuya see Kalapuya Squaxin Island Tribe Washington ... Oregon Talio Tfalati see Kalapuya Tillamook tribe Tillamook Nehalem Oregon Tlatlasikoala Tlingit people Tlingit Alaska Tolowa Tututni Tsimshian Tsleil waututh Burrard British Columbia Tualatin see Kalapuya ... , BC Central Coast Yamel see Kalapuya Yamhill see Kalapuya Yaquina people Yaquina Yoncalla see Kalapuya colend Great Plains main Plains Indians Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains are often separated ... more details
Brownsville was originally known as Calapooya after the area s original inhabitants, the Kalapuya people Kalapuya Indians, or Kirk s Ferry , after the ferry operated across the Calapooia River by early ... more details
Geobox River Name section name Santiam River category hide 1 native name other name other name1 Etymology etymology Kalapuya people Kalapuya tribe that lived near the river until removal to the Grande Ronde Reservation ref name McArthur cite book last McArthur first Lewis A. coauthors McArthur, Lewis L. title Oregon Geographic Names edition Seventh publisher Oregon Historical Society Press year 2003 location Portland, Oregon page 848 isbn 0 87595 277 1 ref Image image Santiam River 06268.JPG image size 300 image caption North Santiam River at Niagara County Park Country etc. country United States country flag 1 state Oregon district type County district Linn County, Oregon Linn and Marion County, Oregon Marion region region1 city city1 Geography length imperial 12 length note ref name topoquest multiple quads cite web author United States Geological Survey title United States Geological Survey Topographic Map publisher TopoQuest url http www.topoquest.com map.php?lat 44.689167&lon 123.0075&datum nad83&zoom 4 accessdate July 24, 2009 The maps, which include river mile RM markers for the river s entire length, depict the following Oregon quadrants from mouth to source Monmouth, Sydney, and Albany. ref watershed imperial 1830 watershed round 0 watershed note discharge imperial 7714 discharge location Jefferson, Oregon Jefferson discharge max imperial 202000 discharge min imperial 260 discharge note discharge1 location discharge1 imperial Source source name confluence of North Santiam River North Santiam and South Santiam River South Santiam rivers source location Linn County, Oregon Linn and Marion County, Oregon Marion counties source district source region source state Oregon source country source lat d 44 source lat m 41 source lat s 21 source lat NS N source long d 123 source long m 00 source long s 27 source long EW W source coordinates note ref name gnis cite web work Geographic Names Information System GNIS publisher United States Geological Survey date November ... more details
Geobox River Name section name North Yamhill River category River category hide 1 Image image North Yamhill at Flying M.jpg image size image caption North Yamhill River near Flying M Airport Etymology etymology Uncertain but probably after a local Kalapuya people Kalapuya tribe ref name McArthur cite book last McArthur first Lewis A. coauthors McArthur, Lewis L. title Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition publisher Oregon Historical Society Press year 2003 location Portland, Oregon page 1063 isbn 0 87595 277 1 ref Country etc. country United States country flag 1 state Oregon district type County district Yamhill County, Oregon Yamhill Source source Northern Oregon Coast Range source location Siuslaw National Forest source region in western Yamhill County, Oregon Yamhill County source state Oregon source elevation imperial 2467 source elevation note ref name source Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates. ref source length imperial source lat d 45 source lat m 23 source lat s 51 source lat NS N source long d 123 source long m 25 source long s 23 source long EW W source coordinates note ref name gnis Mouth mouth name Yamhill River mouth location between McMinnville, Oregon McMinnville and Dayton, Oregon Dayton mouth district mouth region Yamhill County, Oregon Yamhill County mouth state Oregon mouth country mouth note mouth lat d 45 mouth lat m 13 mouth lat s 33 mouth lat NS N mouth long d 123 mouth long m 08 mouth long s 42 mouth long EW W mouth coordinates note ref name gnis cite web work Geographic Names Information System publisher United States Geological Survey date November 28, 1980 url http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1163183 title North Yamhill River accessdate January 25, 2009 ref mouth elevation imperial 75 mouth elevation note ref name gnis Geography length imperial 31 length round 0 length note ref name topoquest multiple quads cite web author United States Geological Survey title Uni ... more details
Geobox River Name section name North Santiam River category hide 1 native name other name other name1 Etymology etymology Kalapuya people Kalapuya tribe that lived near the river until removal to the Grande Ronde Reservation ref name McArthur cite book last McArthur first Lewis A. coauthors McArthur, Lewis L. title Oregon Geographic Names edition Seventh publisher Oregon Historical Society Press year 2003 location Portland, Oregon page 848 isbn 0 87595 277 1 ref Image image North Santiam River at Niagara County Park 06268.JPG image size 300 image caption North Santiam River at Niagara County Park Country etc. country United States country flag 1 state Oregon district type County district Linn County, Oregon Linn and Marion County, Oregon Marion region region1 city city1 Geography length imperial 92 length note ref name watershed council cite web title The Watershed publisher North Santiam Watershed Council url http www.nsantiamwatershed.org the watershed accessdate February 27, 2011 ref watershed imperial 766 watershed round 0 watershed note ref name watershed council discharge imperial 3371 discharge location Mehama, Oregon Mehama , convert 38.7 mi km from the mouth discharge max imperial 76600 discharge min imperial 420 discharge note discharge1 location discharge1 imperial Source source name Santiam Lake source location Cascade Range source district Mount Jefferson Wilderness source region Linn County, Oregon Linn County source state Oregon source country source lat d 44 source lat m 28 source lat s 39 source lat NS N source long d 121 source long m 53 source long s 04 source long EW W source coordinates note ref name gnis cite web work Geographic Names Information System GNIS publisher United States Geological Survey date November 28, 1980 url Gnis3 1147060 title North Santiam River accessdate July 25, 2009 ref source elevation imperial 5133 source elevation note ref name GE Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates ref Mouth mouth name Santiam River mouth loc ... more details
Image Skinner butte eugene oregon.jpg thumb 300px Skinner Butte from the west Skinner Butte also called Skinner s Butte is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon Eugene , Oregon , United States , near the Willamette River . Skinner Butte is a local landmark and the location of Skinner Butte Park, a municipal park . It is named for Eugene Skinner , the founder of Eugene. During the latter 20th century, it was the location of a controversial religious symbol which was removed in 1997. Description Image DowntownEugene 1 .JPG thumb left 250px The view of downtown Eugene from the top of Skinner Butte Skinner Butte s elevation is 682 feet 208 m , approximately 200 feet 60 m above the surrounding city. A winding road leads to the summit, which provides a comprehensive view of the city. The public park features hiking trails, as well as open lawns. The butte is also the location of a giant Hillside letters O emblem representing the University of Oregon visible from the air and the city. Less visible is the Big E symbolizing the former Eugene High School now South Eugene High School . These emblems were erected in the early 20th century. ref http www.eugene or.gov portal server.pt gateway PTARGS 0 2 144774 0 0 18 SBP mp.pdf City of Eugene ref The O used to be lit leading up to the Civil War college football game Civil War game. ref cite news title Campus Ablaze at Homecoming date November 9, 1935 work The Oregonian page 10 ref A small reservoir water reservoir sits on public land on the east flank of the butte below the summit. History Image Shelton.JPG thumb right 250px Shelton McMurphey House The butte was known as Ya Po Ah in the language of the Kalapuya people Kalapuya , who inhabited the Willamette Valley prior to the arrival of Euro American settlers in the 19th century. In 1846, Eugene Skinner, an American settler who had arrived in the valley after traveling overland to California , erected a cabin on the butte on the advice of the Kalupuya, wh ... more details
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