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Robert Young (sternwheeler)
''Robert Young'' was a stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on the Columbia River, Columbia and Willamette River, Willamette rivers from 1918 to 1935. This vessel was originally named ''Nespelem'', and operated under that name until 1920. From 1920 to 1935, this vessel was owned by the Western Transportation Company or one of its subsidiaries, and was employed primarily in service to paper mills. Construction ''Robert Young'' was originally named ''Nespelem''. ''Nespelem'' was built in 1918 for the Miller Navigation Company at Wenatchee, Washington. ''Nespelem'' was completed in December 1917. ''Nespelem'' was one of the last two steamboats to be constructed in the Wenatchee stretch of the Columbia River The other steamer was the Bridgeport (sternwheeler), ''Bridgeport'', (438 tons, 121.5 feet) built at Pateros, Washington. Miller Navigation Company The Miller Navigation Company was organized by three experienced steamboat men, Capt. Charles S. Miller, A.E. Davidson, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willamette River
The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward between the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascade Range, the river and its tributaries form the Willamette Valley, a basin that contains two-thirds of Oregon's population, including the state capital, Salem, and the state's largest city, Portland, which surrounds the Willamette's mouth at the Columbia. Originally created by plate tectonics about 35 million years ago and subsequently altered by volcanism and erosion, the river's drainage basin was significantly modified by the Missoula Floods at the end of the most recent ice age. Humans began living in the watershed over 10,000 years ago. There were once many tribal villages along the lower river and in the area around its mouth on the Columbia. Indigenous peoples lived throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
