Corvallis, OR

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Corvallis, OR

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/

Population:
49322 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1849 (platted)

County:
Benton County

Name changed in 1853 from Marysville to Corvallis.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper

Corvallis Gazette-Times

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Oregon State University 1858

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ben Masters Actor 6-May-1947 Julian Crane on Passions

Barbara Roberts Politician 21-Dec-1936 Governor of Oregon, 1991-95

Jolene Unsoeld Politician 3-Dec-1931 Congresswoman from Washington, 1989-95

Carl E. Wieman Physicist 26-Mar-1951 Bose-Einstein Condensates

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