As we begin our trek westward from Independence, Missouri, the first real destination was Fort Kearney in what is known today as Nebraska. In the mid-1840s, this land was all part of the great ...

Author, fine artist and fort-builder James Herman opens his spiritual guide book on the coastal driftwood fort phenomenon, “Driftwood Forts Of The Oregon Coast,” with a passage of former Oregon ...

After the emigrants who had detoured south to Fort Bridger had made their repairs and stocked their supplies, it was time to travel on and the next stop on the Oregon Trail for most would be Fort Hall ...

Warrenton is Oregon's northernmost coastal city, just south of the Washington border. It sits in a convenient location, just five miles from Astoria, an underrated coastal beauty called 'Little San ...

A collection of photos of boarding schools at Fort Simcoe in Washington and Chemawa Indian School in Oregon shared by Jerry Wheeler.

An Oregon service station owner loved old maps and Northwest history so much, he launched a family business that’s still going strong more than 50 years later. Ralph Preston passed away in 2019 at age ...