Benton County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,184. Its county seat is Corvallis. The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator who advocated American control over the Oregon Country.Benton County is designated as the Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the …

The Willamette River (/ w ɪ ˈ l æ m ɪ t / wil-AM-it) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow.The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward between the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascade Range, the river and its tributaries form the …

Oregon is a state located in the Western United States.All population data is based on the 2020 census and 2010 census and the Census Bureau's annual estimates. All area data is based on the 2010 US Gazetteer files.

Madras (/ ˈ m æ d r ə s / MAD-res) is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Originally called "The Basin" after the circular valley the city is in, it is unclear whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called "Madras" that originated in the city of Madras (now Chennai) in Tamil Nadu, India or from the name of the city itself.

The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by the media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the contiguous United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. It was also visible as a partial solar eclipse from as far north as Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America.In northwestern Europe …

The Oregon State Beavers are the athletic teams that represent Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon.The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for college football) level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver.Both the men's and women's teams …

Charlie Babb (1873–1954) – Major League Baseball shortstop; Wally Backman (born 1959) – Major League Baseball second baseman, Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee; Preston Bailey (born 2000) – actor; Rex T. Barber (1917–2001) – World War II fighter pilot; known for shooting down Isoroku Yamamoto; Carl Barks (1901–2001) – comic book writer and artist

Malheur County (pronounce: / m æ l ˈ h ɪər /) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,571. Its county seat is Vale, and its largest city is Ontario.The county was named after the Malheur River, which runs through the county.The word "malheur" is French for misfortune or tragedy. Malheur County is included in the Ontario, …

Screen printing (traditionally called silkscreen printing; also known as serigraphy and serigraph printing) is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil.A blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open mesh apertures with ink, and a reverse stroke then causes the …

The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States.The mansion was originally built in 1914 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock.It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on 46 acres (19 ha) that is now owned by the city's Bureau …