The iconic Gold Man was last regilded in 2000. Work to refresh the statue was part of ongoing Capitol construction, slated to ...

It’s been 25 years since work crews last coated the massive gold pioneer statue atop the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem with 23-karat gold leaf. And it’s been a rough quarter century of roosting ...

“The Oregon Pioneer,” the gold-leaf covered, 23-foot tall statue atop the Capitol dome, symbolically faces West. The Oregon State Capitol, the third such building housing state government, was built ...

Oregon’s Dave Turin continues his journey around the country helping everyday people prospect for gold in the Friday, March 29, episode of “America’s Backyard Gold.” And in this installment, Turin ...