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... that the pioneer wagon route known as the Applegate Trail, opened in 1846 by Jesse Applegate, crossed the southern end of the Goose Lake Valley (pictured) on the way to southern Oregon?
... that One Main Place in Portland, Oregon, was reportedly sold in 2010 for US$12 million less than it was purchased for in 2006?
... that a son of the first settlers of Mountaindale, Oregon, later was mayor of East Portland?
... that the publisher for the Forest Grove, Oregon-based News-Times newspaper thinks the launch of the competing Forest Grove Leader is part of a battle over coverage in nearby Hillsboro?

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