Historical Marker

Joseph L. Meek

Historical marker location:
Hillsboro, Oregon
( Marker is on NorthWest Victory Lane near NorthWest School Road, on the right when traveling north.)

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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