Oregon Experience
Fern Hobbs and the Snake River Showdown
Season 14 Episode 1401 | 30mVideo has Closed Captions
The Wild West meets the remarkable Fern Hobbs in the next Oregon Experience.
On New Year's Day 1914, Governor Oswald West sent his private secretary to shut down a lawless town on the Snake River and close the saloons. What unfolded became one of the most bizarre chapters in Oregon history.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Oregon Experience is a local public television program presented by OPB
Oregon Experience
Fern Hobbs and the Snake River Showdown
Season 14 Episode 1401 | 30mVideo has Closed Captions
On New Year's Day 1914, Governor Oswald West sent his private secretary to shut down a lawless town on the Snake River and close the saloons. What unfolded became one of the most bizarre chapters in Oregon history.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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