Offbeat Oregon History podcast

The Offbeat Oregon History Podcast is a daily service from the Offbeat Oregon History newspaper column. Each weekday morning, a strange-but-true story from Oregon's history from the archives of the column is uploaded. An exploding whale, a few shockingly scary cults, a 19th-century serial killer, several very naughty ladies, a handful of solid-brass con artists and some of the dumbest bad guys in the history of the universe. Source citations are included with the text version on the Web site at https://offbeatoregon.com.

Offbeat Oregon History podcast is a history podcast hosted by www.offbeatoregon.com (finn @ offbeatoregon.com), with 259 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 84.

www.offbeatoregon.com (finn @ offbeatoregon.com) hosts Offbeat Oregon History podcast, a history show with 259 episodes published.

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  Rancher saved pioneer aviator's life on a stormy night

  Oct 2, 202610 min

  WHEN RALPH GROVE heard the airplane engine droning outside, he knew exactly what that meant. It was the middle of the night, and some stormy weather was coming in. Nobody would be out flying on a night like this unless he was in serious trouble. He lit a lantern and hurried out to the shed... (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/2406d-1103c.ted-barbers-night-flight-115.655.html)

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  Pioneer aviator survived 5 crash landings in 2 days

  Oct 1, 202610 min

  ON A GUSTY late-summer evening in 1930, well after dark, a few feet off the ground near the Oregon-Nevada border, 22-year-old Ted Barber was hurtling through the blackness, preparing to die. Barber was an aviation pioneer and an actual barnstormer — a pilot who paid the bills by making the circuit of county fairs and country dances, selling airplane rides and flying lessons and performing daring tricks like wing-walking and inverted low passes. His “ship” was a Waco 9, a primitive but rugged biplane built in the mid-1920s. This was going to be his fourth crash-landing of the weekend. And it was looking like it was going to be a bad one. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/2406d-1103c.ted-barbers-night-flight-115.655.html)

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  Story of murderer Danford Balch still cloaked in mystery

  Sep 30, 202610 min

  Danford Balch got drunk and shotgunned his new son-in-law on the deck of the Stark Street Ferry. His diary and official records tell part of the story. But the real questions can only be guessed at — and some of the guesses are sinister indeed. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1850s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1302b-balch-murders-stump-on-stark-street-ferry.html)

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  Massive passenger liner won race with fiery death

  Sep 29, 20269 min

  Calm seas, a hard-working crew and a cool-headed skipper helped the steamship Congress and everyone on board survive a terrifying night after a fire broke out in the cargo hold and spread throughout the ship. (Coos Bay, Coos County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1303c-steamer-congress-won-race-against-fiery-death.html)

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  Helicopter crash was devastating blow to Oregon journalism

  Sep 28, 202610 min

  PORTLAND, MULTNOMAH COUNTY - It was the first news helicopter in the nation, and it gave the Oregon Journal a huge advantage. But then, one day ... (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1801b.sam-jackson-helicopter-crash-journal-478.html)

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