Oregon City, Oregon "Oregon City"
Oregon City .
City of Oregon City Official seal of City of Oregon City Oregon City is the governmental center of county of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, positioned on the Willamette River near the southern limits of the Portland urbane area.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 31,859.
Known in recent decades as the site of a several large paper mills on the Willamette River, the town/city played a momentous part in the early history of the Oregon Country.
It was the capital of the Oregon Territory from its establishment in 1848 until 1851, and rivaled Portland for early supremacy in the area.
In 1846, the city's newspaper, the Oregon Spectator, was the first American journal to be presented west of the Rocky Mountains.
Oregon City College was established in 1849 as a Baptist school, but was defunct by the 1870s. Oregon City was the site of the Beaver Coins Mint, producing the short-lived autonomous Oregon Territory currency in 1849. The center of the town/city retains part of its historic character through the preservation of homes and other buildings from the era of the city's founding.
The town became the see town/city of the first Roman Catholic archdiocese in the United States, when the diocese of Oregon City, established in 1846, was raised to urbane rank, with Archbishop Francois Norbert Blanchet as its ordinary.
The populace in the region of Oregon City declined due to the California Gold Rush.
No longer a residentiary bishopric, Oregon City is now a titular see. Oregon City has a several neighborhoods represented by official neighborhood associations: The Park Place neighborhood is in the northeastern corner of the city, positioned on a bluff overlooking Abernethy Green.
Park Place, formerly an autonomous community, also includes unincorporated areas outside the town/city limits.
The Two Rivers neighborhood is the primarily commercial lowest-elevation region of town including downtown Oregon City, the End of the Oregon Trail Visitor's Center at Abernethy Green, and Clackamette Park.
The Barclay Hills neighborhood lies between Rivercrest Park on the west, the town/city limits on the east, the Mc - Loughlin Neighborhood on the north, and Warner-Milne Road on the south.
This neighborhood is bisected by Molalla Avenue, the former route of Oregon Route 213 before it was moved to the Oregon City Bypass to the east.
The Canemah neighborhood lies along Oregon Route 99 - E, and is a narrow strip of territory sandwiched between the Willamette River and a bluff.
Canemah was once an autonomous town/city before being took in into Oregon City.
It centers around the intersection of South End and Warner-Parrot roads, and was the locale of Oregon City's (now defunct) drive-in movie theater.
The Hazel Grove/Westling Farm neighborhood lies in the southwestern corner of the city, lying between the bluffs over the Willamette River and the unincorporated areas to the south.
The Hillendale neighborhood lies south of Warner-Milne Road, east of Leland Road, north of Clairmont Way and Beavercreek Road, and west of OR 213 and the town/city limits.
The former site of City Hall is positioned here, as is the Clackamas County jail.
The Gaffney Lane neighborhood, centered around the elementary school of the same name, lies south of Hillendale, west of OR 213, and north/east of the town/city limits.
The Caufield neighborhood contains those parts of the town/city located south of Park Place, and east of OR 213.
Clackamas Community College is positioned here, as is Oregon City High School.
Oregon City, about 1845 A sketch of Oregon City, 1847 A painting of Oregon City, c.
Oregon City, about 1867 Oregon City and Willamette Falls in 1888 The industrialized precinct in 1895 Images of the evolving town of Oregon City though the 19th century In 1915 the town assembled the water-powered Oregon City Municipal Elevator to connect the two parts, which was converted to electricity in the 1920s.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.29 square miles (24.06 km2), of which, 9.05 square miles (23.44 km2) is territory and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) is water. The primary waterways of Oregon City include the Willamette River, which flows along the northwest side of the city, and the Clackamas River, which merges with the larger Willamette to the north of the city.
The Willamette forms the boundary between Oregon City and West Linn; the Clackamas serves as the boundary between Oregon City and Gladstone.
The first long-distance electrical service in the United States originated in Oregon City, transmitting electricity 14 miles (23 km) to Portland.
Climate data for Oregon City, Oregon Oregon City has a Mediterranean climate.
Willamette Falls and a paper foundry at Oregon City Oregon, on the Willamette River For much of its existence, Oregon City's economy has been dominated by the forestry industry, until the diminish of the Pacific Northwest lumber trade started in the 1980s.
Notable companies based in Oregon City include Benchmade, a manufacturer of high-end cutlery.
Medrisk, LLC is a primary insurance brokerage which does company in the Northwest and is headquartered in Oregon City.
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Oregon City was the capital of the Oregon Territory until 1851; the following governors served amid that time: The city, and a several surrounding communities, is served by the Oregon City School District, a enhance school precinct consisting of 7 elementary schools, two middle schools, a traditional four-year high school (Oregon City High School), and an alternative secondary school.
Oregon City High School is the third most populated high school in Oregon, and is a state and nationwide power in girls' basketball, winning three consecutive USA Today girls' nationwide championships in the 1990s. The town/city also is the home of Clackamas Community College, various private and parochial schools, and a enhance library that is part of the Library Information Network of Clackamas County.
Municipal Elevator in Oregon City Museums include the Museum of the Oregon Territory and the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, with costumed "living history" guides.
The Clackamas County Historical Society archives, homed in the Museum of the Oregon Territory, also include the incorporation plat for the town/city of San Francisco.
The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center was closed to the enhance indefinitely in September 2009, while the Stevens Crawford Museum and Museum of the Oregon Territory, which are staffed largely by volunteers, will operate on a limited schedule. The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center reopened, however, amid the summer of 2013 thanks to grants and donations from various sources. Other historical buildings in Oregon City include the Mc - Loughlin House, the Ermatinger House (oldest in Clackamas County), the Ainsworth House, the Harvey Cross House, and the First Congregational Church.
The 1922-built Oregon City Bridge, over the Willamette River, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is the Oregon City Municipal Elevator.
Oregon City has over 22 town/city parks.
One of the city's larger parks is Clackamette Park, at the confluence of the Clackamas and Willamette Rivers.
Interstate 205 passes through the city's northern edge, and is the only freeway to serve the city.
In addition, three state highways (Oregon Route 43, Oregon Route 99 - E, and Oregon Route 213) pass through or terminate in Oregon City.
The former two serve the city's downtown core, the latter provides service to the southern parts of Oregon City.
The town/city also has an Amtrak station, which is served twice daily in each direction by Amtrak Cascades trains running between Portland and Eugene, Oregon.
A small private airfield is along Beavercreek Road, south of Oregon City.
Oregon City is served by Portland International Airport, 15 miles (24 km) to the north, and by Portland-Mulino Airport, a general-aviation facility in the town of Mulino, approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the south.
The Willamette River in Oregon City is navigable to small craft, and Oregon City has a grow fishing and recreational boating industry.
As part of the greater Portland urbane area, Oregon City is served by Tri - Met, the county-wide transit authority, with a several bus lines which converge at the Oregon City Transit Center.
Until 1958, an interurban street car line directed by the now-defunct Portland Traction Company connected Oregon City with Portland; remnants of this line are still visible (such as an abandoned bridge athwart the Clackamas River, just east of the OR 99 - E bridge).
In more recent years, the town/city directed a "historic street car" service amid the summer months, primarily to serve the needs of tourism, but the vehicles used were street car-replica buses, clean water actual street car cars, and in 2013 it was decided to discontinue that service and sell the vehicles. Two other enhance agencies furnish transit service in Oregon City, supplementing that of Tri - Met.
The South Clackamas Transportation District (SCTD) operates a route between Clackamas Community College on the south east end of Oregon City to Molalla, about 18 miles (29 km) south on Oregon Route 213.
Canby Area Transit (CAT) operates regular service on Oregon Route 99 - E between the Oregon City Transit Center and Canby.
Dial-a-ride service is directed by Tri - Met, but CAT also operates inside the Oregon City town/city limits for trips originating or terminating in the CAT service area.
If transfers between Tri - Met and CAT are necessary, they are accomplished at the Oregon City Transit Center (OCTC) at 11th & Main, which is at the northeast end of the downtown area.
The median age in the town/city was 36.3 years.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Dahl, Oregon City has been home to the following: Waite (1813 1898), pioneer, first chief justice of the state of Oregon According to Sister Cities International, Oregon City has one sister city: The Oregon Trail: Oregon City "Oregon City Private Schools, 1843-59".
"Oregon City gets its own bishop sort of".
The Oregon City News.
Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press.
"Oregon City Elevator history".
Oregon City historical knowledge website.
Oregon City.
"Oregon City, Oregon".
Oregon City School District official website "Iconic Oregon City exhibition method again".
The Oregon City News.
"Oregon City street car makes its last run on Labor Day, 3-bus fleet will be sold".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oregon City.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oregon City, Oregon.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article Oregon City.
Entry for Oregon City in the Oregon Blue Book Historic Oregon City Oregon City Chamber of Commerce Oregon City improve profile from the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority Municipalities and communities of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States State of Oregon
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Oregon City, Oregon - 1829 establishments in Oregon - Cities in Clackamas County, Oregon - Cities in Oregon - County seats in Oregon - Former colonial and territorial capitals in the United States - Oregon Trail - Populated places established in 1829 - Populated places on the Willamette River - Portland urbane region - Willamette Valley
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