Timber empire heir Luis J. Simpson envisioned Coos Bay on the Southern Oregon coast as the future San Francisco of the North. He poured his resources into the town of North Bend, but personal and financial tragedies halted his efforts. Area historians recognize the contribution of Simpson's legacy.

In the late 19 century, when the US army was charged with clearing native peoples off of their ancestral lands in Southern Oregon, the Modoc people resisted. They eluded the US troops for months by fortifying themselves in the torturous lava beds. Their remarkable fight is documented.

Women routinely competed in rodeos during the early part of the last century in Oregon and all over the American west. A tragic accident in Oregon brought the era of the competing cowgirl to an end. This piece celebrates the skill and bravery of these Oregon heroines.

When timber interests began to purchase Eugene's only remaining old growth forest in the 1930s, Eugene citizens rallied to save it. They raised money in hard times to preserve this precious ecological system through collective vision and action. Today Spencer's Butte is a public recreational area.