- ... that the 116-year-old Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (pictured) is one of only two surviving swing-span bridges in the Portland metropolitan area?
- ...that the Hillsboro Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in Oregon to collect demographic statistics from traffic stops to combat racial profiling?
- ...that former Portland mayor Frank Ivancie was defeated in his run for re-election by a local tavern owner with no prior political experience?
- ... that the Gilchrist State Forest is the first new state forest in Oregon since 1948?
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