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Oregon City
Oregon City is
located in the lower center of the map on the east side of the Willamette River (blue line down the middle of
the map).
Oregon City has a
population of over 25,000, and elevation of 55 feet above sea level and is
located at a falls on the Willamette
River southeast of Portland in northwest Oregon.
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Oregon City was
the first incorporated city west of the Rocky
Mountains. It was
established in 1829 By Dr. John McLaughlin as a lumber mill by Willamette Falls and incorporated in 1844. It became the Capitol of the Oregon Territory in 1849. It was the end of the Oregon
Trail.
The city has a great
history page
Visit
their history page.
Oregon City is
full of Oregon’s
history. Don’t miss the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. In addition to the exhibits about the
history of the Oregon Trail it has a great
gift shop full of books and pamphlets.
Visit their web site.
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Wine
The growing of the grape has become a major part of the
agriculture of Oregon. You don’t have to go very far from the
city limits in any direction to find vines like those shown in the photo to
the left.
The wine industry on Oregon is made up of smaller wineries
with limited production. That is Oregon’s secret, a
large number of quality wineries making an infinite variety of wines.
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The Falls
Oregon City was a trans-shipment point on the Willamette River because of the falls. Boats would come down the river to the
top of the falls, unload their goods, the goods would be transported to the
bottom of the falls and then loaded on boats headed for Portland,
the Columbia River, and around the world.
In 1873 a lock was built so that boats could continue
down the River through the lock and on to Portland and beyond.
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Museum of the Oregon
Territory
211 Tumwater Drive
Oregon City
OR 97045
Phone: 503-655-5574
http://www.orcity.com/museum/
The museum of the Oregon
Territory over looks Willamette Falls. It has exhibits of the native culture and
the early history of Oregon.
Plan to spend at least an hour at this wonderful
facility.
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Shady Dell Pacific Live Steamers
The Shady Dell Pacific Railroad is a 1-1/2" scale
railroad situated on four acres in the Shady Dell Subdivision (east of Molalla, Oregon),
owned and operated by the Pacific Northwest Live Steamers. We have
handcrafted steam locomotives, electric powered Eastern Electric
locomotives and gas powered modern diesel engines.
Park hours
11:30 am - 5:00 pm Every Sunday
May Through October
Trains Run At Noon
Track Location
Pacific Northwest Live Steamers
31803 S. Shady Dell Drive
Molalla, Oregon.
97038
http://www.pnls.org/
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Photo from the Heritage house web site
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Stevens Crawford
Museum
603 Sixth Street
Oregon City,
OR 97045
Phone: 503-655-2866
The museum is located in a classic
Foursquare style house built in 1908.
The original family that built the house owned it until 1968 so much
of the original period furniture remains in the house. There are 15 furnished rooms, including a
working kitchen.
http://www.orcity.com/museum/hhouse.html
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Oregon City Chamber
1810
Washington St.
P.O. Box
226
Oregon CIty,
OR 97045
Phone: 503-656-1619
http://www.oregoncity.org/home/
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Clackamas County Tourism
Development Council
2051 Kaen Rd., Suite 427
Oregon City, Oregon
97045
503-655-8490
They have one of the best web
sites.
http://www.mthoodterritory.com/
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