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 * ...that Oregon's Boone Bridge (pictured) is named for Daniel Boone's grandson, who operated the first river crossing at that location?
 * ...that even though his predecessor was a Republican, Democrat Kurt Schrader faced no Republican opponent in his 2002 run for the Oregon State Senate?
 * ...that University of Oregon player John Dick, the high scorer in the first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship, would later command the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Saratoga?
 * ... that the Oregon Maneuver involved over 100,000 United States Army troops?

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