Historical Marker

The First People

Historical marker location:
Lake Oswego, Oregon
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Old River Road and Green Street.)

Oregon was the only state in the United States to have a government run by the Ku Klux Klan. In the 1920s, the KKK gained significant political power in Oregon, electing a governor, a mayor, and several legislators. This era of Oregon's history is known as the "Klanbake."
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