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Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR

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Oregon Historical Society

Oregon Historical Society is a museum in Portland, OR, part of the Portland, Oregon guide. Cost: under $25.

1200 SW Park Avenue · Portland, OR

Why you should go…

The Oregon Historical Society operates a history museum in downtown Portland's South Park Blocks, founded in 1898. The museum holds more than 85,000 artifacts and displays three floors of permanent and traveling exhibits on Oregon and American history. Its collection includes the 1835 copper penny used to help decide whether the city would be named Boston or Portland.

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