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After coming across a historical marker near Tillamook that failed
to mention a significant character in Oregon's black history,
Oregon Black Pioneer’s Vice Chair Gwen Carr launched a success­
ful mission to include that m issing part o f history on the signage.
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Restoring ‘Lost’ History
Marker to mention first black visitor to Oregon
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A trip with the grandchildren
became something much bigger for
Gwen Carr as she cruised along High-
way 101. She stopped on the side of
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the road at a historical marker near Markus Lopeus, the earliest docu-
Tillamook hoping the sign would mented person of African descent
include a most significant piece of to set foot in Oregon,
Oregon’s black history. Too her
The marker told the story of
dismay that story was not included.
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Longtime African American families from Vancouver will gather Saturday for a reunion at Marine
Park, upstream from the Interstate Bridge in Vancouver, near the site o f a former Kaiser shipyard.
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The second annual “Back in the Sponsors include the Vancouver
Day Reunion ’ofVancouver’slong- NAACP, the First Families project
time African American families is and Umpqua Bank.
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