Newberg was the first community in Oregon to hold Friends (Quaker) services. President Herbert Hoover lived in Newberg as a child and attended Friends Pacific Academy, which was the forerunner of George Fox University, located near Hess Creek Canyon; phone (503) 538-8383. Italian architect Pietro Belluschi designed the university's Wheeler Sports Center as well as the Centennial Tower. Memorabilia about Hoover and former U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield is displayed in the Herbert Hoover Academic Building. Learn More...