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A local landmark, it honors city founder Eugene Skinner and is the site of the municipal Skinner Butte Park. During the 1920s the letters "KKK" were burned into the hillside. A famous photo of Eugene's downtown displays this marker, which is credited to Eugene's own Ku Klux Klan members. The letters were removed and replaced with the letter "O ...
Eugene (/ j uː ˈ dʒ iː n / yoo-JEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
Eugene Public Library was established as a tax-supported entity in 1904. [1] [5] In 1906, Oregon's first Carnegie Library was established on the corner of Willamette Street and East 11th Avenue. [4] [6] In 1959, a new library building opened at the corner of West 13th Avenue and Olive Street. [1]
Eugene's award-winning public services, engaged art scene and academic hubs position it on Money's '50 Best Places to Live in the U.S.' list Eugene named best place to live in Oregon and one of ...
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is a natural history museum on the University of Oregon campus, in Eugene, Oregon, United States of America. The museum headquarters and public spaces are located at 1680 East 15th Avenue in a building inspired by the design of Pacific Northwest Native longhouses.
A new mural adorns the inside of Lane Transit District’s Eugene Station, part of a $3.8 million investment in the downtown transit hub, which began earlier this year.
The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue in Eugene, Oregon. The Hult Center is located downtown on Willamette Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, adjacent to the Graduate Eugene (previously Hilton Eugene) and Conference Center. Built using funds that were approved by voters in 1978, the Hult Center and the Hilton were ...
People gather at Kesey Square during a pet parade to kick off Halloween festivities in downtown Eugene in this file photo from 2023. The Eugene Police Department is launching a new program aimed ...