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German Language Newspapers Of Oregon
''Oregon Deutsche Zeitung'', launched in 1867, was the first of several German language newspapers published in the U.S. state of Oregon. The ''Deutsche Zeitung'' was published weekly in Portland. C. A. Landenberger, the founder, served as publisher until the paper's demise in 1884. As of 1870, A. Le Grand served as editor. Its circulation in 1880 has been estimated at 800. A competing paper, ''Staats Zeitung'', was established in 1877, but (according to Turnbull) soon failed. (The 1894 edition of the ''Pacific States Newspaper Directory'' listed the ''Staats Zeitung''.) Successors to ''Deutsche Zeitung'' included ''Freie Presse'' (1885), ''Nachrichten'' (1890 through at least 1939), ''St. Joseph's Blatt'', and ''Armen Seelen Freund'' (the latter two being Catholic publications issuing from Mount Angel, both established in 1887). In all, there were nine German language papers published in Oregon between 1866 and 1904. ''St. Joseph's Blatt'' began in Portland, but soon moved to Mt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
