Oregon Oddities 1938-1941
and Items of Interest with information service of The Federal Writers' and Historical Records Survey Projects of the Works Progress Administration of Oregon, Portland, Oregon
Prehistoric Oregon, Beaver State Money, Historic bells, Christmas in Oregon, "cowboy talk", fire and flood, disasters, earl farm life, early marriages, early schools, famous Oregonians, Gala Days, ghost towns, historic hostelries, history of education, horticulture, Insdian legends, Loggers jargon, "lost treasure", mining legends, "miscellaneous", native Oregon plants, odd place names and their origins, birds, Oregon Firsts, Oregon marine history, Oregon wild flowers, Paul Bunyan in Oregon, pioneer days and ways, place names and their origins, prehistoric lands in Oregon, early day railroads, slavery in Oregon, vanishing wildlife, snakes in Oregon, Willamette Meteorite, stock brands, transportation, trees, wildlife
ghost towns: Tampico, Lakeport, Auburn, Harneytown, Linn City, Syracuse.
4 manuscripts describe vanished towns of the state: Old Towns of Oregon (milltowns, cow towns, railroad towns, homestead towns), Willamette Landings (history of the river and the lost ports of call along its margins), Oregon Eldorado (record of forgotten gold camps), Forts and Battlefields (history of Indian wars and the trading posts established in the early days)
ghost towns: The Dardenelles (later known as T'Vault Place), Merganser, Logtown, Wingville, Dixie Town, Marysville, DeMoss Springs, Castorville (Rock Creek), Clatsop City, Jennyopolis. Hogem