justice Sherman Landers, 5th place triple jumper for the 1920 Summer Olympics Team Frank Loomis, gold medal and world record-setting 400m hurdler for the 1920 Summer Olympics Team Frank Orren Lowden, the 25th Governor of Illinois, kept an estate on the river just outside Oregon Fred Roat, third baseman for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and Chicago Colts Lorado Taft, sculptor and friend of Frank Lloyd Wright See also Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot Chana School Lowden State Park Oregon Public Library Pinehill Inn The Soldiers' Monument References Further reading Behrens, Marsha, et al. "Oregon Public Library", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, 27 March 2003, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 4 July 2007. Novak, Alice. "Oregon Commercial Historic District", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, 12 July 2006, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 4 July 2007. External links Oregon official website Oregon Public Library website Oregon School District Homepage Oregon-Mt. Morris School merger Cities in Ogle County, Illinois Cities in Illinois County seats in Illinois Populated places established in 1833 Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois 1833 establishments in Illinois