Explore Oregon’s Past and Present Capitol Buildings in New Book

Local author shares the history using stunning, vintage images
 
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - June 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Oregon’s Capitol Buildings from local author Tom Fuller. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images.

The state of Oregon has had not one, not two, but three state capitol buildings. Two of them met a sudden and unexpected end—destruction by fire. William Willson, a pioneer of Salem, donated some acres from his Donation Land Claim for a state capitol. The first, built in 1855, may have been torched in a desperate fight to move the capitol to Corvallis. A second capitol, built in 1873, was patterned after the US Capitol in Washington, DC. This capitol, adorned with a beautiful copper-clad dome, faced west toward the Willamette River. On April 25, 1935, a fire started in a basement storage area. It quickly spread to the whole structure, and within four hours, the entire thing lay in ruins. After an exhaustive design process, a new capitol was built in the midst of the Great Depression, topped with a golden pioneer.

Images of America: Oregon’s Capitol Buildings allows readers to step back in time and glimpse the different capitol buildings that governed their great state.  By understanding the past, readers can gain a better appreciate for the present Oregon capitol.

Highlights of Oregon’s Capitol Buildings include:
•   Many never before published images help illustrate the many stories and mysteries surrounding Oregon’s capitol buildings, their construction and destruction.
•   The author, Tom Fuller, is a former TV reporter who used to work in the capitol building.
•   This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the current state capitol.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com/.
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