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Wayne Morse Legacy Scholarship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wayne Morse Historical Park Corporation established the Wayne Morse Legacy Scholarship in 2011 to recognize Oregon students who seek access to higher education and may be inspired by the Senator\u2019s legacies of public service, integrity, and commitment to principle and independence. The outstanding recipients have attended Portland State, Oregon State, the University of Oregon, Western Oregon University, Lane and Portland Community Colleges, OHSU\/Oregon Health Sciences University, and Pacific University. Check our Scholarship Page for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HISTORY AND POLITICS COME ALIVE AT WAYNE MORSE FAMILY FARM PARK!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can enjoy the 27 acre Wayne Morse Family Farm, which is a City of Eugene Park. The trails and the off leash dog area are open. The picnic shelter is available for rental events, in addition to a few limited teen and fitness classes approved by City Recreational Services. During summer months, the City\u2019s Wayne Morse Summer Day Camp is held on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you come to the Morse Farm, you can walk the trails which Wayne Morse and his family enjoyed. Bring your dog to exercise in the fenced Off Leash Dog Area in the lower east pasture where Morse trained champion horses in an oval riding ring. Or find a quiet place to enjoy a book as the Morse daughters often did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The white framed sign on the fence near the sidewalk to the family home presents a brief history about Morse, his family and Farm. Continue checking here through our website for additional background about Senator Morse, his Farm, and the Wayne Morse Historical Park Corporation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information about the Park including rentals of the picnic shelter and the house is available on <\/em>our Park page<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Morse Around Town<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza was envisioned by the Wayne Morse Historical Park Corporation (WMHPC) and first approved by the Lane County Board of Supervisors in 1984 to \u201cbetter enable Lane County Citizens to exercise the precious rights of free speech and assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the first celebration of the site \u2013 marked then only by a commemorative plaque near the courthouse entrance — in 1984, a former Senate colleague, William Proxmire of Wisconsin, offered that \u201cTo speak out fiercely when we know that what we say is not popular. . . That is Wayne Morse\u2019s legacy of freedom.\u201d His remarks were followed by those of an 87-year-old World War I draft resister, the first among thousands who have come to the spot to express their views.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Throughout Eugene, there are more places to discover Morse \u2014 and Eugene \u2014 history. Take one of the tours below, or visit the Mims House and the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House across town near Skinner Butte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n