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The first public library in the village of Oregon was in 1908, started by Mrs. Jean Mennes Bennett, and was located in the front room over the old Oregon Drug Co. at 113 South Main Street. The rent was $5.00 a month and the village population at that time was ...
Steve Madsen’s Home Owned Store was located on Main Street in Oregon. In the past this was the location of Cronk’s Opera House, and today is the site of the Firefly Coffeeshop ...
The Restoration of Oregon's Pump House & Water Tower was completed on June 6, 2017 ...
OREGON WOMEN'S CLUB CHORUS (1928) ...
Did you know? The first concrete street in Oregon was laid in "No-Man's Land", also called Copenhagen Street because of the large number of Danes living on the street ...
The first hotel in Oregon is the EXCHANGE HOTEL, which was built in 1845 on the south side of the square. This business failed and the hotel was then purchased by Richard Chandler. It became known as the CHANDLER HOTEL ...
n 1922, a 24-hour service was established in the village with cooperation of the Business Men’s Club. Before this, someone patrolled the village only during the nighttime hours ...
The first post office was established in 1848 with Egbert Bennett as the first postmaster ...
This building is part of the Charlie's on Main restaurant. The photo was published in an Oregon Observer Supplement on April 18, 1895 ...
