Portal:Oregon/DYK/38

...that Salem First United Methodist Church (pictured) is the tallest building in Salem, Oregon and is also the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains?
...that most of the land that makes up the Santiam State Forest today was acquired by Oregon authorities because of delinquent taxes or purchases at minimal costs prior to foreclosure during the Great Depression?
...that quarterback Jack Crabtree of the Oregon Ducks football team was named Most Valuable Player of the 1958 Rose Bowl even though his team lost the game?

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