Welcome To Oregon: An Oregon Historical Variety Show

Many of us understand the desire to blow off steam, whether you're a hard working blue collar guy or a college student. Sometimes though, vacation time goes a bit too far, as demonstrated in todays tales which include the Seaside Riots, various college related parties and Vortex I.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_%2794

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lang_(producer)#Woodstock_Festivals_1969,_1994,_1999,_2019

https://mdlbeast.com/xp-feed/music-industry/evolution-of-music-festivals-from-ancient-greece-to-the-modern-era

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_festival#:~:text=Festivals%20around%20the%20world,-Glastonbury%20Festival%20in&text=Milwaukee%2C%20Wisconsin's%2011%2D,three%2Dweek%20period%20during%20July.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_%2799#Problems

https://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/11/osu-fraternity-charged-suspended-after-toga-party/

https://www.beachconnection.net/news/seasriot052718_510.php

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/police-off-campus-out-of-control-drinking-party-an-irresponsive-embarrassment-eugene-oregon-police-department-underage-drinkers-college-students-crowd-control

https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2016/06/seasides_wave_of_riots_in_the.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_in_music

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240503-kent-state-university-1970-protests-that-shook-the-us

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_I#The_event

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/vortex_i/

https://www.opb.org/news/article/50-years-kent-state-portland-state-university-vietnam-protest/#:~:text=Portland%20Police%20%2D%20OPB-,50%20Years%20Later:%20Violent%20Clashes%20Between%20Anti,War%20Students%20And%20Portland%20Police&text=May%204%2C%202020%206:15%20a.m.&text=On%20May%204%2C%201970%2C%20members,from%20the%20era%20with%20OPB.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Thompson_Jr.#M%E1%BB%B9_Lai_massacre_intervention

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Calley#Later_life_and_death

We finally begin our journey into Oregon's prehistoric history... Sort of! Oregon is rich in fossils, and unfortunately it also played partial host to a feud that saw many of those fossil lost to greed. Stories include Oregon's only dinosaur fossil, Thomas Condon, the Bone Wars, and more!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophanes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil#:~:text=A%20fossil%20(from%20Classical%20Latin,petrified%20wood%20and%20DNA%20remnants.

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/american-dinosaurs-who-and-what-was-first#:~:text=The%20first%20ever%20description%20of,first%20formal%20name:%20Scrotum%20humanum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkdale_Cave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland#Megalosaurus

https://www.opb.org/news/article/mitchell-oregon-first-dinosaur-fossil-ornithopod/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34256321/thomas-condon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Condon

https://www.nps.gov/joda/learn/historyculture/index.htm#:~:text=In%201862%20gold%20was%20found,there%20were%20fossils%20in%20Oregon!

https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/dr-thomas-condon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Wars#Legacy

https://offbeatoregon.com/1601c.bone-wars.374.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope#Biography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othniel_Charles_Marsh

https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/third-20-million-year-old-hippo-like-fossil-found-on-the-oregon-coast-in-2-weeks/#:~:text=Oregon%20Coast-,Third%2020%2Dmillion%2Dyear%2Dold%20hippo%2Dlike%20fossil,Oregon%20Coast%20in%202%20weeks&text=PORTLAND%2C%20Ore.,unearthed%20at%20Lincoln%20County%20Beach.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology_in_Oregon#History

This episode is dedicated to my dog Milo. To celebrate his life, we are going into the history of the state's most courageous canines, with stories of Lewis and Clark's dog "Seaman", Two-Bits the Terrier, and Bobbie The Wonder Dog.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_best_friend#:~:text=%22Man's%20best%20friend%22%20is%20a,since%20become%20a%20common%20colloquialism.&text=Before%20the%2019th%20century%2C%20breeds,towards%20dogs%20began%20to%20shift.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Nash

https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/introduction-dogs

https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/evolution-of-dogs#:~:text=Recently%20published%20research%20in%20Cell,Reports%20study%20found%20something%20unexpected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_wolf#:~:text=The%20earliest%20specimens%20of%20the,from%20earlier%20Siberian%20wolf%20populations.

https://www.oregonlive.com/native-american-news/2023/12/this-pacific-nw-dog-was-once-kept-for-its-wool-yes-wool.html

https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/rare-woolly-dog-hair-found-coast-salish-blanket

https://www.nps.gov/people/seaman.htm

https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/seaman.htm#:~:text=Seaman%2C%20Meriwether%20Lewis'%20dog%2C,the%20trip%20but%20returned%20later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(dog)#Seaman_after_the_expedition

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/two_bits_the_world_war_ii_lookout_dog/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_the_Wonder_Dog#Death_and_legacy

https://newsregister.com/article?articleId=49202#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20story%20of,lost%20during%20a%20family%20vacation

Oregon, as well as the rest of the United States, has been through an interesting period where a man could kill another man whom they believed to be a lecherous homewrecker and often got away with it. This is a period known as the unwritten law.

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https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/romeo-and-juliet/

https://legalhistorymiscellany.com/2016/08/08/infidelity-defence/

https://www.thetudorchest.com/post/who-was-the-love-of-henry-viii-s-life

https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/50863

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-latham-marries-and-older-man-and-regrets-it/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery_laws#:~:text=Today%2C%20adultery%20laws%20are%20mostly,criminalize%20it%20as%20a%20misdemeanor.

https://www.lsd.law/define/unwritten-law

https://offbeatoregon.com/1508d.unwritten-law-353.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/1308c-reynolds-love-triangle-kissing-the-corpse.html

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/creffield_edmund_and_the_brides_of_christ_church/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Creffield

https://offbeatoregon.com/1508e.orlando-murray-UnLaw-354.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/1509d.powell-n-brown-UnLaw.html

John Ackroyd. It's a name most of you might not recognize, not like Dahmer or Ted Bundy. However for the people of Santiam Junction and highway 20, John Ackroyd was that nightmare for them, a nightmare they feared they would never wake from. This episode contains some fairly graphic content, listener discretion is advised.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Hare#Impact

https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder#:~:text=The%20interpersonal%20traits%20include%20glibness,and%20failure%20to%20accept%20responsibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arthur_Ackroyd

https://www.smith.edu/news-events/news/haunting-stories-highway-20

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/11/how-did-oregon-killer-john-arthur-ackroyd-die.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Highway_20

https://newportoregon.gov/dept/npd/det.asp#:~:text=Sheila%20Swanson%2C%2019%2C%20and%20Melissa,a%20wooded%20area%20near%20Eddyville.

Welcome back to a new year of stories! On this episode we dive into unusual locations, places that have unexplained phenomenon or odd urban legends, including the Oregon Vortex, Witches Castle and even more Crater Lake!

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https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2016/04/ghosts-of-assonet-ledge.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_the_Dolls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Triangle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Hill,_Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_House_(Portland,_Oregon)

https://centralportland.com/2011/08/16/danford-balch-northwest-portland-country-boy/

https://reedquest.org/2022/10/29/2022-10-28-the-haunting-of-the-witchs-castle/#:~:text=She%20said%20%E2%80%9CI%20had%20experienced,wish%20they%20weren't%E2%80%9D.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Spot

https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/findingaids/?p=collections/findingaid&id=2876

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/The+Oregon+Vortex,+4303+Sardine+Creek+L+Fork+Rd,+Gold+Hill,+OR+97525/42.6947,-123.2006/@42.6092569,-123.3228514,36020m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x54c585fab43066f1:0xe96a8bb07ae748ef!2m2!1d-123.084617!2d42.4932554!1m0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/milo/archive/HistoricalSociety/GoldHill/GreyEagle.pdf

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_vortex_house_of_mystery_/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Vortex

Cults. We have all heard of them, what they are and what they are capable of, and you'll be terrified to learn that we have and had plenty right in our own backyard, including Rajneeshpuram, Heaven's Gate and more.

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https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/lgbtq-history/the-galli/#:~:text=The%20cult%20of%20Cybele%2C%20also,These%20priests%20were%20the%20Galli.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-cult

http://legalhistorysources.com/ChurchHistory220/LectureOne/MagnaMater.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Anand_Sheela#Early_life_and_education

https://offbeatoregon.com/23-08d.rajneeshpuramPart4of5.html

https://arkasnews.com/a-guru-in-need-of-enlightenment-osho-the-lord-of-the-night/#:~:text=Although%20Osho%20went%20to%20the,those%20who%20were%20his%20disciples.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh

https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2017/12/how_oregon_shaped_heavens_gate.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/1606a.heavens-gate-ufo-cult-394.html

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/07/twinray-ashland-oregon-the-haven-cult/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carlson_(religious_leader)#Early_life

https://ashland.news/controversial-twinray-organization-closes-doors-on-the-haven-in-downtown-ashland/

Ever wonder what lies just beneath the surface of the water? Maybe you'll have less of a curiosity after this episode when we talk about water cryptids! Including stories about Devil's Lake, Wallowa Lake, and more!

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https://www.scotclans.com/pages/the-loch-ness-monster

https://www.bbcearth.com/news/10-animals-with-pre-historic-roots

https://www.britannica.com/animal/plesiosaur

https://www.iflscience.com/colossal-claude-from-oregon-folklore-accused-of-causing-underwater-eruption-68065

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-delake3-5-50/154397178/

https://www.oregongenealogy.com/wallowa/reavis/nez_perce_legend_of_wallowa_lake.htm

https://www.lmtribune.com/obituaries/irene-wiggins-of-clarkston-94-retired-hoteliere66f023a/

https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/1974/528-p-2d-1332-5.html

https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/quick-cryptid-snippet-big-wally-aka-the-wallowa-lake-monster

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Wallowa_Lake_Monster

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Devil%27s_Lake_Monster

Welcome back to spooky season! I have missed you all my friends, but I think you will enjoy what we have lined up for this years festivities, even if they are looking a little different this year. So, have a seat as we return to the camp fire once again and enjoy some chills and thrills!

Humans are very good at tricking each other, but they are also good at getting tricked. On this episode, lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you on a journey through the history of the states frauds, cons, and peddlers with stories about Bunco Kelley, the origin of the term "snake oil", and an epidemic that saved thousands of lives.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thompson_(confidence_man)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ponzi#Early_life

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam

https://offbeatoregon.com/1407c.bunco-kelley-part2-the-myths.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/1407b.bunco-kelley-part1-the-facts.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kelly_(crimper)

https://ltwilliammowett.tumblr.com/post/648376901597003776/shanghaiing-crimping-another-way-of-lets-call-it

https://offbeatoregon.com/1812c.ka-ton-ka-donald-mckay-warm-springs-indian-medicine.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/08/26/215761377/a-history-of-snake-oil-salesmen

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/dr-eugene-lazowski