EPISODE · Sep 18, 2025 · 11 MIN
Oregon was scene of first recorded Soapy Smith con
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
The most famous con artist of the Old West started in Portland, then traveled throughout the state working the “marks” with his signature swindle. Fifteen years later, an Oregonian shot him in a gun fight in Skagway. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1705d.soapy-smiths-oregon-story-445.html)
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