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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 27 > OSU dig uncovers artifacts of early homesteaders

OSU dig uncovers artifacts of early homesteaders

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 27, 2009

NEWBERG — Archaeologists digging at Champoeg State Heritage Area have turned up artifacts to reveal the history of Oregon’s first homesteaders.

Among treasures discovered this summer: tobacco pipes, a piece of a child’s writing slate, the flintlock mechanism from a....

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