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Multnomah (sidewheeler 1851)
The ''Multnomah'' was one of the first steamboats to operate on the Willamette and Yamhill rivers. This vessel should not be confused with the ''Multnomah'', a steamboat built in Portland, Oregon in 1885, which was larger and of a much different design. Design and construction The components of ''Multnomah'' were manufactured in the eastern United States, then shipped to Oregon City, Oregon around Cape Horn on the bark ''Success''. At that time, there were no locks at Willamette Falls, so it was important to determine whether a boat would be built above or below the falls. In the case of ''Multnomah'', the vessel was assembled at Canemah, a settlement above the falls. This allowed the vessel to run on the upper Willamette, running south from Canemah through the Willamette Valley. ''Multnomah''s hull was barrel-shaped, and held in shape with iron hoops which made caulking unnecessary. The ''Multnomah'' was a sidewheeler, as were all the boats operating in Oregon before 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multnomah (sidewheeler 1851)
The ''Multnomah'' was one of the first steamboats to operate on the Willamette and Yamhill rivers. This vessel should not be confused with the ''Multnomah'', a steamboat built in Portland, Oregon in 1885, which was larger and of a much different design. Design and construction The components of ''Multnomah'' were manufactured in the eastern United States, then shipped to Oregon City, Oregon around Cape Horn on the bark ''Success''. At that time, there were no locks at Willamette Falls, so it was important to determine whether a boat would be built above or below the falls. In the case of ''Multnomah'', the vessel was assembled at Canemah, a settlement above the falls. This allowed the vessel to run on the upper Willamette, running south from Canemah through the Willamette Valley. ''Multnomah''s hull was barrel-shaped, and held in shape with iron hoops which made caulking unnecessary. The ''Multnomah'' was a sidewheeler, as were all the boats operating in Oregon before 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Multnomah may refer to: *The Multnomah people, a Chinookan people who lived in the area of modern Portland, Oregon, United States **''Multnomah'', the middle Chinookan dialect of the Multnomah people ;Places, vessels, and institutions whose name is derived from the name of the tribe * ''Multnomah'' (sternwheeler), a steamboat that ran on the Columbia River and Puget Sound *Multnomah, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon *Multnomah College *Multnomah County, Oregon *Multnomah Falls *Multnomah University * Waterbrook Multnomah, a division of Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Washington state. Vancouver is the county seat of Clark County and forms part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Originally established in 1825 around Fort Vancouver, a fur-trading outpost, the city is located on the Washington–Oregon border along the Columbia River, directly north of Portland, and is considered a suburb of the city along with its surrounding areas. History The Vancouver area was inhabited by several Native American tribes, most recently the Chinook and Klickitat nations, with permanent settlements of timber longhouses. The Chinookan and Klickitat names for the area were reportedly ''Skit-so-to-ho'' and ''Ala-si-kas,'' respectively, meaning "land of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland (sidewheeler 1853)
''Portland'' was a side wheel steamer built at Portland, Oregon in the summer of 1853. This vessel was chiefly remembered for its dramatic destruction in 1857 by being washed over Willamette Falls, an incident which killed its captain and a deckhand. The death of the captain, Arthur Jamieson, was one of at least four brothers, all steamboat officers, who were killed in three separate steamboating accidents occurring between 1857 and 1861 in Oregon and in British Columbia. Design, construction, and ownership ''Portland'' was a small sidewheeler, long, launched at Portland on July 2, 1853. Built by Alexander S. Murray and Jack Torrance, ''Portland'' was designed to run between Oregon City and Portland. The vessel was owned by Murray, Torrence, and Capt. Archibald Jamieson. Operations People's Line For a brief period starting in 1853 ''Portland'', under captain A.S. Murray, and ''Multnomah'', under Capt George W. Hoyt, were combined as the People's Line. This was the first m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the northwest corner of Oregon, and Astoria is located on the south shore of the Columbia River, where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean. The city is named for John Jacob Astor, an investor and entrepreneur from New York City, whose American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site and established a monopoly in the fur trade in the early 19th century. Astoria was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 20, 1876. The city is served by the deepwater Port of Astoria. Transportation includes the Astoria Regional Airport. U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 101 are the main highways, and the Astoria–Megler Bridge connects to neighboring Washington across the river. The population was 10,181 at the 2020 census. History Prehistoric sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lot Whitcomb (sidewheeler)
Launched in 1850, ''Lot Whitcomb'', later known as ''Annie Abernathy'', was the first steam-powered craft built on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. She was one of the first steam-driven vessels to run on the inland waters of Oregon, and contributed to the rapid economic development of the region. She later served for many years on the Sacramento River. Plan for economic development ''Lot Whitcomb'' was built at Milwaukie, Oregon, on the Willamette River. Her initial owners were S.S. White, Berryman Jennings, and Lot Whitcomb, who conceived the steamer as a way to establish Milwaukie, then engaged in rivalry with Portland and other towns along the river, as the premier city in the region. As construction continued, the original owners sold shares in the vessel to various people in the area, and some of the stock was paid for in livestock or produce, which was in turn consumed by the workmen building the vessel, whose wages were mostly in arrears. Lot Whitcom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascades Rapids
The Cascades Rapids (sometimes called Cascade Falls or Cascades of the Columbia) were an area of rapids along North America's Columbia River, between the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. Through a stretch approximately wide, the river dropped about in . These rapids or cascades, along with the many cascades along the Columbia River Gorge in this area of Oregon and Washington, gave rise to the name for the surrounding mountains: the Cascade Range. In 1896 the Cascade Locks and Canal were constructed to bypass the rapids. In the late 1930s, the construction of the Bonneville Dam led to the submerging of the rapids and most of the 1896 structures. Fishing site The rapids were an important fishing site for Native Americans, who would catch salmon as they swam upriver to spawn. Obstacle on Oregon Trail They also posed a major obstacle to the development of the Oregon Trail; initially, pioneers would gather at The Dalles to await small boats to carry them to the Willam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lining (steamboat)
Lining was a method used by steamboats to move up river through rapids. Lining could also be used to lower steamboats through otherwise impassible falls. Technique Lining involved running a rope, called a line or a steel cable to a secure point on shore, typically a large tree or a bolt specially set in a rock, and then wrapping the cable around a steam-powered winch on the boat. The winch would then crank in the cable, if the vessel was going upstream, or gradually let out the cable, if the vessel was headed downstream. Use on the Willamette River Along the Willamette River, in the first decades of the 1900s, the most dangerous obstacles to navigation were Willamette Falls and the Clackamas Rapids. Since 1873 locks at Oregon allowed navigation around Willamette Falls, but as late as 1907, lining was still required to pass the Clackamas Rapids, which were located north of Oregon City, near the mouth of the Clackamas River. Hazards Lining was dangerous, as it was only the single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Abernethy
George Abernethy (October 7, 1807 – March 2, 1877) was an American politician, pioneer, notable entrepreneur, and first governor of Oregon under the provisional government based in the Willamette Valley, an area later a part of the American state of Oregon. He traveled to Oregon Country as a secular member of the Methodist mission, where he became involved in politics and helped found the first American newspaper west of the Rocky Mountains. Early life Abernethy was born on October 7, 1807, in New York City to shoemaker William Abernethy and an unidentified mother.Corning, Howard M. ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. He was of Scottish descent. He received his education in New York as well as learning the commercial trade. In 1830, Abernethy married Anne Pope. Missionary Jason Lee recruited Abernethy in 1839 to join him at the Methodist Mission in Oregon Country. He, his wife, and two children joined the Great Reinforcement that sailed on the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall V
Randall may refer to the following: Places United States *Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community * Randall, Indiana, a former town *Randall, Iowa, a city *Randall, Kansas, a city *Randall, Minnesota, a city * Randall, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Randall, Wisconsin, a town *Randall, Burnett County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Randall County, Texas * Randall Creek, in Nebraska and South Dakota * Randall's Island, part of New York City * Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, a former army camp, on the National Register of Historic Places *Fort Randall, South Dakota, a former military base, on the National Register of Historic Places Elsewhere * Mount Randall, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Randall Rocks, Graham Land, Antarctica *Randall, a community in the town of New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada Businesses *Randall Amplifiers, a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers *Randall House Publications, American publisher *Rand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon Spectator
''The Oregon Spectator'', was a newspaper published from 1846 to 1855 in Oregon City of what was first the Oregon Country and later the Oregon Territory of the United States. The ''Spectator'' was the first American newspaper west of the Rocky Mountains and was the main paper of the region used by politicians for public debate of the leading topics of the day. The paper's motto was ''Westward the Star of Empire takes its way''. History Antecedents Although small publications were printed in California from 1834, there were no newspapers published in that territory until after American triumph in the Mexican–American War of 1846 — several months after establishment of the ''Oregon Spectator.'' A printing press, brought to Oregon from the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), had been in operation at the Waiilatpu Mission as early as 1839. Establishment The Oregon Printing Association (OPA) was formed in Oregon City with the purpose of establishing a newspaper. The OPA consisted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayton, Oregon
Dayton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The city was founded in 1850 by Andrew Smith and Joel Palmer. Palmer, who also served as Oregon Superintendent of Indian Affairs, superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon, built a flour mill there. Dayton was named for Smith's hometown, Dayton, Ohio. Dayton post office was opened in 1851, with Christopher Taylor serving as postmaster. There are many historic landmarks throughout the city. The oldest standing structure is the Palmer House (Dayton, Oregon), Joel Palmer House, built in 1852 or 1857. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since March 16, 1987, and has been painstakingly restored. Since 1996, it has been home to a four-star restaurant of the same name as the historic house. Nearby, in Courthouse Square Park, is the Fort Yamhill Block House, which was brought to Dayton in 1911 to prevent its demolition. The struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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