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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 7 MIN

Lonely Newburg orphan grew up to be President

from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John

He arrived in Oregon at age 9, and people called him “Poor Little Bertie.” He left Oregon for good to go to college at Stanford when he was 17. But Herbert Clark Hoover remained a member of the Salem Quaker church until his death. (Newburg, Yamhill County; 1880s, 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1702b.herbert-hoover-raised-in-oregon-430.html)

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