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Legacy Article: Rock Creek School Bell

This bell was used at the Rock Creek School from 1911-1945, as it grew from a one room schoolhouse to a larger building. Legacy Articles were written by Washington County Museum staff and volunteers between 2014 and 2019.

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Legacy Article: Thomas R Cornelius

Namesake of the town of Cornelius, Colonel Thomas R. Cornelius emigrated on the Oregon Trail, served in the Cayuse and Yakima Wars, and became a noteworthy business and landowner. Legacy Articles were written by Washington County Museum staff and volunteers between 2014 and 2019.

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Legacy Article: Albert Tozier

Albert Tozier was an avid local historian and newspaper man whose collection formed the foundation of the Washington County Museum, which became Five Oaks Museum. Legacy Articles were written by Washington County Museum staff and volunteers between 2014 and 2019.

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Five Oaks Historic Site

Over the centuries, people, plants, and animals have all come together under the Five Oaks, speaking different languages, traveling from far away, making a home here.

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Bertony Faustin Local Story

Bertony Faustin, owner of Abbey Creek Vineyard, tell his story of founding Oregon’s first black-owned winery and his experiences in the Willamette Valley wine industry in this Local Story event.

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