In October 1843, Atchison was appointed to the U. S. Senate to fill the vacancy left by the death of Lewis F. Linn.

" Similarly, after the death by dehydration of Verity Linn, whose body was found in a tent with little but a sleeping bag, her clothing, and one of Jasmuheen's books, Jasmuheen wrote " If you haven't found the light that will nourish you, you may have the intention to become a breatharian, but in fact you may be putting yourself through food deprivation.

Linn City was settled in the 1840s by Robert Moore who built four flour and lumber mills along the banks of the Willamette.

With the creation of Wasco, Linn, Polk, and other counties, its area was reduced in size.

By the 2010 US census the population of Linn county was 116, 672 showing a 13. 2 % growth since the 2000 census.

In 1902, the Willamette Meteorite was recovered from a field just outside present-day West Linn.

The county was organized January 6, 1837 and named for U. S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.

Hunt's expedition met with disaster when much of his expedition was destroyed and one man was killed in rapids on the Snake River known as Caldron Linn near present-day Murtaugh.

Until massive flooding in 2008, the city's government was headquartered in the Veterans Memorial Building, near the Linn County Courthouse and jail on Mays Island in the Cedar River ; Cedar Rapids was one of few cities in the world with governmental offices on a municipal island.

It was first settled by William Linn, who build a stockade, Linn's Station, along Beargrass Creek in 1779.

* John Linn ( 1763 – 1821 ) was a U. S. Representative from New Jersey from 1817 to 1821.

The medical center was established thanks to a willed gift of $ 35, 000 from Thomas Murray ( to be specifically used to establish a hospital in Newton ) and a $ 100, 000 bequest from Clarence Linn.

It was named after U. S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Ste.

Prior to settlement by Oregon pioneers, the area which became known as West Linn was the home of ancestors of some of the present-day Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.

Linn was a neighbor and family friend of the Moores from their time as settlers in the early Missouri Territory.

For many years Linn City was a political and commercial rival to the adjacent town of Oregon City, but it suffered a series of natural and man-made setbacks.

West Linn was incorporated in 1913 and merged with the adjacent town of Willamette in 1916, which had incorporated five years earlier.

West Linn is located in the area where the Willamette Meteorite was placed by the Missoula Floods.

When Linn County was created from the southern portion of Champoeg County on December 28, 1847, the Provisional Legislature named Calapooia as the county seat.

Originally named " Brownsville ," it was forced to change its name due to that name already being used for a city in Linn County.

There was already a Brownsville in Linn County, so when the post office was established in 1863, a more distinctive name was needed.

The Democratic state convention then nominated Congressman Linn Boyd, but Boyd also declined the nomination.

In 1848, Kentucky Democrats nominated Linn Boyd for governor, but Boyd declined the nomination.

He also ran as an independent candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 1848, but after talking with the Democratic candidate, Lazarus W. Powell, who had replaced Linn Boyd on the ticket, Johnson decided to drop out and back Powell.

On March 2, 2004, Multnomah County Chair Linn announced the county would begin granting licenses for same-sex marriages, pursuant to a legal opinion issued by its attorney deeming such marriages lawful under Oregon law.

Linn County's economy relies heavily on the lumber and wood products industry ; in 1990, this industry accounted for 40 % of the county's manufacturing jobs.

However, the number of permanent settlers did not meet requirements for civil governance and military purposes, so legislators attached administration of Highland County to Linn County.

There are several lake communities in the county ( Linn Valley Lakes, Lake Chaparral ...), which are quick getaways for city dwellers who spend their weekends or holidays there.

Geographical landmarks of note include Kaplan's Woods, a hardwood nature preserve on the southern border of the city, Cinder Hill, a steep 60 foot hill on Linn Avenue overlooking downtown that is used by local athletes for training, the Straight River dam, originally used to power a mill and now reconstructed to include a fish ladder, and the Forest Hill Cemetery, an old wooded cemetery on the ridge to the north of Maple Creek that marks the boundary between the oldest parts of the city and more recent developments.

Robert Linn was the mayor of Beaver for 58 years ( 1946 – 2004 ), making him the longest serving mayor in the United States.

Robert Linn, known for his record setting 58 years of service as a mayor, was born in Burgettstown.

* Rex Linn, the actor best known for his role as Frank Tripp on CSI: Miami, lived in the area and attended school in Spearman.

However, the much cheaper price of the TR-808 ($ 1, 195 versus $ 5, 000 for the Linn LM-1 ) and a distinctive sound ( in particular its deep bass kick ) made the drum machine popular among hip hop artists several years after it ceased production.

* The film of Mise Éire, made by George Morrison for Gael Linn, is premiered at the Cork Film Festival, the first feature-length Irish language film.

In the meantime a gasoline powered motor home was built by Lombard for Holman Harry ( Flannery ) Linn of Old Town, Maine to pull the equipment wagon of his dog & pony show, resembling a trolley car only with wheels in front and Lombard crawlers in rear.

Although several were delivered for military use between 1917 and 1946, Linn never received any large military orders.

Once the highway system became paved, snowplowing could be done by four wheel drive trucks equipped by improving tire designs, and the Linn became an off highway vehicle, for logging, mining, dam construction, arctic exploration, etc.

Their usual method for creating the music was to first write the songs, although many of their early acts ( such as Hazell Dean, Dead or Alive, and Bananarama ) often wrote their own material ; next they would record the music with extensive use of synthesizers, drum machines ( drums were often credited to " A Linn ", a reference to the Linn brand of drum machine ) and sequencers ; and then finally bring in a singer solely to record the vocal track.

The Florida Reform Party granted use of its ballot line for governor to Max Linn of Florida Citizens for Term Limits ( a Republican-leaning organization ) in the 2006 gubernatorial election.

When more than one state is involved, the name of the state comes before the list of counties ; for example, on KID-77 in Kansas City, it runs: " in Missouri: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, and Ray ; and in Kansas: Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte, and Douglas.

Among those who recorded for Trend are Van Alexander, Robert Conti, Shelly Manne, Clare Fischer, Warm Dust, Dick Berk, Matt Dennis and Ray Linn.

Among the more influential scientists have been Harold Gulliksen ( whose book, " Theory of Mental Tests ," helped codify classical test theory ); Frederic Lord ( Item Response Theory ); Samuel Messick, ( modern validity theory ); Robert Linn ( currently known for testing and educational policy ); Norman Frederiksen ( performance assessment ); Ledyard Tucker ( test analysis, including inventing the " Angoff Method " of standard setting ); Donald Rubin ( missing data and causal modeling from observational data ); Karl Joreskog ( structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis ); Paul Holland ( differential item functioning, test equating, causal modeling ); John Carroll ( language testing and cognitive psychology ); Michael Lewis ( infant cognitive, social, and emotional development ); Irving Sigel ( children's cognitive development ); Herman Witkin ( cognitive and learning styles ); K. Patricia Cross ( adult education ); Samuel Ball ( an evaluation researcher who documented the positive educational effects of Sesame Street ); and David Rosenhan ( known for the Rosenhan experiment, which challenged the validity of psychiatric diagnosis ).