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Umpqua County Yields to Adjacent County Territories

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Oregon’s county boundaries shifted in the early days along with the state’s population distribution and density. For example, the Oregon Territorial Legislature created Umpqua County in 1851 when gold fever attracted miners and vigorous settlements to th

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Kernan Turner