About the geographic feature Geobox Valley Heading name WillametteValley native name other name category ... part child left Yamhill Valley br Tualatin Valley child right city landmark river Willamette River Locations ... doton Clackamas.png thumb right 260px Position of the lower Willamette River Valley in the state of Oregon. File Small Oregon Map.png thumb right 250px The WillametteValley contains most of Oregon s population it extends from Portland in the North to Eugene in the South. The WillametteValley ... of the Willamette with the Columbia River at Portland, Oregon Portland . The valley ... Vancouver . The WillametteValley mdash served with its saw mills, lush productive farms, handy river ... that filled the entire WillametteValley to a depth of convert 300 to 400 ft m above current sea ... C. Sargent, 1986. Pages 175 189 ref Some geologists suggest that the WillametteValley flooded ... s and deposited on the valley bottom and in a ring around the lower hills surrounding the Willamette ... separate the headwaters of the Willamette from the Umpqua River valley about convert 25 mi km 0 south ... be considered part of the WillametteValley in a cultural sense, despite being mountainous areas ... in the definition of the Mid Valley. Climate File WillametteValley fog.JPG left thumb 240px Fog in the valley Characterized by cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers, the WillametteValley s climate ... , the waters of which swept down the Columbia River and flooded the WillametteValley as far ... was deposited across the valley floor when the waters subsided. The soil in the WillametteValley ..., about convert 250000 acre ha were burned each year. ref cite news title WillametteValley grass ... articles la tr oregonwineside5 2008oct05 title Oregon s lush WillametteValley offers a vintners ... in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty . The WillametteValley was connected to California s Central Valley ... who settled in the valley. Ecology File Willamette River at Molalla SP eb.jpg thumb 250px Willamette ... more details
The WillametteValley is a geographic region in northwest Oregon , United States. WillametteValley may also refer to WillametteValley ecoregion , the associated ecoregion WillametteValley AVA , the American Viticultural Area in the region WillametteValley train WillametteValley train , Amtrak operated train in the same area disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 The Portland and WillametteValley Railway was incorporated in January 1885 to continue construction of a railroad line between Portland, Oregon Portland and Dundee, Oregon Dundee in Oregon that had been started a few years earlier. The railroad was later taken over by Southern Pacific Railroad . ref name SPR ref The Willamette Shore Trolley runs on a part of that Dundee Portland line, between Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego and Portland. ref name SPR http oerhs.org wst Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society s website about the trolley ref References references External links wikisource History of the narrow gauge railroad in the WillametteValley http gesswhoto.com ohs railroad.html History of the Narrow Gauge Railroad in the WillametteValley http oerhs.org wst Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society s website about the trolley, mentions gauge conversion US rail company stub Oregon stub DEFAULTSORT Portland WillametteValley Railway Category Defunct Oregon railroads Category History of transportation in Oregon Category Transportation in Portland, Oregon Category Predecessors of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company Category Railway companies established in 1885 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1892 Category Narrow gauge railroads in Oregon ... more details
notability Organizations date October 2008 The WillametteValley Genealogical Society WVGS is an active group of genealogists , both amateur and professional, based in Salem, Oregon . The society assists the Oregon State Library in maintaining the library s Genealogical Resource Center. ref http www.osl.state.or.us home Gen wvgs.html WillametteValley Genealogical Society ref WVGS is also active in the growing field of genetic genealogy . ref https www.familytreedna.com surname join.aspx?code U86264&special true WVGS Surname Project at Family Tree DNA ref References reflist Category Genealogical societies Category Organizations based in Oregon Category Culture of Salem, Oregon Oregon org stub US org stub ... more details
Infobox Wine Region name WillametteValley AVA image WillametteValley Vineyards.jpg caption WillametteValley official name other name type American Viticultural Area year 1984 ref name code http ecfr.gpoaccess.gov ... Valley.html WillametteValley AVA Appellation Description . Retrieved Jan. 29, 2008. ref varietals wineries 200 ref name appellation america wine produced designation comments The WillametteValley ..., Oregon Eugene in the south, where the WillametteValley ends and from the Oregon Coast Range ... of the WillametteValley AVA were established in 1984, and since then six new, smaller AVAs have been created within the northern portion of WillametteValley AVA. The WillametteValley has a cool ..., Oregon Salem approximately 45 north latitude . ref http www.answers.com topic willamettevalley ava Barrons WillametteValley AVA ref Climate The climate of WillametteValley is mild year round. Winters ... ref Not all portions of the WillametteValley are suitable for vineyards, however, and the largest ... Wines Northwest Map of WillametteValley wineries ref Sub appellations Image Chehalem pinot ... Wpdms shdrlfi020l willamette valley.jpg thumb right The Willamette River Valley There are six American Viticultural Areas within the WillametteValley AVA. These smaller AVAs recognize regions within the larger WillametteValley AVA that have distinctive climate , soil , elevation , or other physical ... from steady winds off the Pacific Ocean that reach the WillametteValley through the Van Duzer ... avas.shtml WillametteWines.com WillametteValley AVAs ref Ribbon Ridge AVA The Ribbon Ridge ... display title Category WillametteValley Category American Viticultural Areas Category Oregon wine Category Wine regions of the West Coast of the United States de WillametteValley AVA ja ... 27 3A1.0.1.1.7 idno 27 cc ecfr 27 1.0.1.1.7.3.41.70 Code of Federal Regulations. 9.90 WillametteValley. Title 27 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Part 9 American Viticultural Areas Subpart C Approved ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the river valley it contains WillametteValley File Level III .... The WillametteValley 3 borders the Coast Range ecoregion Coast Range 1 , Puget Lowland ecoregion ... 78 ecoregions. The WillametteValley ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level ... and Washington U.S. state Washington . Slightly larger than the WillametteValley for which it is named, the ecoregion contains fluvial terrace s and floodplain s of the Willamette River system ... WillametteValley forests publisher World Wildlife Fund ref lying mostly in Oregon, with a small portion lying across the Columbia River in southern Washington. The ecoregion lies in the WillametteValley , which runs from south to north between the Oregon Coast Range to the west and the Cascades Range to the east. The ecoregion is drained mostly by the Willamette River and its tributaries, which ... thumb Fall colors in Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville Historically, the WillametteValley forests ... IV ecoregions, Willamette Valley.png thumb right 260px Level IV ecoregions in the WillametteValley. File Level IV ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png Full map . The WillametteValley ecoregion is made ... Foothills ecoregion is a transitional zone between the agricultural WillametteValley and the more ... s. The largest of the WillametteValley subregions, it covers convert 2415 sqmi km2 0 in Oregon ... http www.cas.vanderbilt.edu bioimages ecoregions 50417.htm WillametteValley forests Vanderbilt ... Coast of the United States fr WillametteValley forests ... by the Native American inhabitants of the valley who set frequent fires which encouraged ..., suppressed fires and converted much of the valley to agriculture, which has caused much of the former ... Mountains Portland Hills fault block . It contains the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia ... Complex . ref name oregon4 ref name western4 Willamette River and Tributaries Gallery Forest 3b The Willamette ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name WillametteValley Railway marks WVR system map WillametteValley Railway system map.svg map size 300 locale Northwestern Oregon start year 1993 hq city Independence, Oregon The WillametteValley Railway reporting mark WVR is a short line railroad that operates in the WillametteValley of Oregon . It leased a line from Woodburn, OR Woodburn to Stayton, OR Stayton from the Southern ... customers shortline lines wvr.shtml Short Line Railroad Directory WillametteValley Railway , accessed ... Status Determination WillametteValley Railway Company , 1993 ref and purchased the property in 1996 ... . This railroad was renamed the WillametteValley Railroad. The railroad now rostered an EMD GP9 locomotive ... WillametteValley . In Independence, the railroad maintained a locomotive shop to repair ... rail lines owned by WillametteValley Railroad. The newly expanded railroad acquired two EMD SD9 s and one ... . The softball field for Willamette University is located where the original junction once existed. Citation needed date April 2008 In 1996, the WillametteValley Railway converted its lease into a purchase ... Home Branch, Mike and David Root had split their railroad into two properties the WillametteValley ... reflist Oregon railroads DEFAULTSORT WillametteValley Railway Category Oregon railroads Category ... 290 9, p. 335 ref History Refimprove date April 2008 Original research date April 2008 WillametteValley Railway began in 1980, when Mike and David Root were in search of a shortline railroad to operate .... Hampton chose to contract with Willamette & Pacific Railroad , who now operated the line into Willamina ... was the remnant of the Valley and Siletz Railroad which had been previously abandoned south and west ... throughout western Oregon to shortline operators. While it was often rumored that the WillametteValley Willamina & Grande Ronde Railroads would take over the entire Willamina Branch, the combined company instead became the operator of the West Stayton, Geer and Mill City Branches. The Willamette ... more details
were then branded as WillametteValley Fruit Pies. ref http news.statesmanjournal.com galleries pies photo gallery.cfm Handmade pies by WillametteValley Fruit Company Bot generated title ref References ... more details
The WillametteValley , also known as the WillametteValley Express , was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Portland, Oregon and Eugene, Oregon . The name came from the WillametteValley region which the train ran through. ref cite news title New train gets familiar name publisher Register Guard date June 18, 1980 accessdate 2010 07 25 url http news.google.com newspapers?id 34MRAAAAIBAJ&sjid 2OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg 4774,5043310&dq milwaukie amtrak&hl en ref Amtrak introduced the train on August 3, 1980 with support from the state of Oregon . The new twice daily service supplemented the long distance Coast Starlight and added stops at Milwaukie, Oregon Milwaukie and Woodburn, Oregon Woodburn . The WillametteValley carried a cafe car and unreserved coaches. The initial trial run was slated to last until June 30, 1981. ref cite news title First run for train date August 4, 1980 accessdate 2010 07 25 publisher The Bulletin Bend The Bulletin url http news.google.com newspapers?id Y5oSAAAAIBAJ&sjid 2vYDAAAAIBAJ&pg 4170,4780869&dq amtrak eugene&hl en ref In July 1981 the federal government approved funding to continue the trains through 1984 provided that Oregon continued to pay one third of the subsidy. ref cite news title Packwood urges funding for Express date July 4, 1981 accessdate 2010 07 25 publisher Register Guard url http news.google.com newspapers?id xTwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid TeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg 6599,832726&dq amtrak eugene&hl en ref In early August state legislature approved additional funds to keep the trains running through the end of 1981 amid concerns over a fare hike and falling ridership. ref cite news title Legislators approve valley train funding publisher Register Guard ... the WillametteValley at the end of the year after Oregon declined to continue funding the trains. The WillametteValley made its final run on December 31, 1981. ref cite news title Slide closes rail ... VeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg 4612,374928&dq amtrak eugene&hl en ref ref cite news title The valley trains are dying ... more details
File Willamette River Flood, 1996.jpg thumb 400px Flooding in Oregon during the WillametteValley Flood of 1996. The WillametteValley Flood of 1996 was part of a larger series of flood s in the Pacific Northwest of the United States which took place between late January and mid February, 1996. It was Oregon s largest flood event in terms of fatalities and monetary damage during the 1990s. The floods spread well beyond Oregon s WillametteValley , extending west to the Oregon Coast and east toward the Cascade Mountains . Significant flood damage also affected the American states of Washington U.S. state Washington , Idaho particularly the north of the state and California . The floods were directly responsible for eight deaths in Oregon, as well as over US 500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. Three thousand residents were displaced from their homes. ref name Colle and Mass Harv Colle and Mass 1999 p.595 . ref An unusual confluence of weather events made the floods particularly severe. The winter season preceding the floods had produced abnormally high rainfall and relatively low snowfall. The heavy rains saturated the ground and raised river levels throughout January 1996. In late January, a heavy snowstorm padded snow packs throughout the region. This was followed by a deep freeze that lasted for six to ten days. The new layer of snow was quickly melted ... 3, 2006 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot cite web title The WillametteValley Flood of 1996 ... Taylor Harv Taylor 1996 . ref File Willamette River 1996 flood aerial.jpg 370px thumb An aerial view of the Willamette River s flood The Willamette River , which flows through downtown Portland, Oregon ... Oregon Encyclopedia willamette river flood of 1996 author Willingham, William F DEFAULTSORT WillametteValley Flood Of 1996 Category 1996 meteorology Category 1996 floods Category Floods in the United States Category Willamette River Category Natural disasters in Oregon Category Pacific Northwest ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 WillametteValley Firebirds were an American soccer team that played in Corvallis, Oregon . They began as the Palo Alto Firebirds based in Palo Alto, California . They moved to San Jose, California in 1994 and became the Silicon Valley Firebirds . They were renamed the Portland Firebirds after they moved to Portland, Oregon in 1995. The next year they moved to Corvallis and became the WillametteValley Firebirds . Year by year class wikitable Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup 1992 N A USISL bgcolor B3B7FF 1st, Pacific bgcolor FFEBAD Champion Did not enter 1993 N A USISL 2nd, Pacific Divisional Semifinals Did not enter 1994 3 USISL 6th, Pacific Did not qualify Did not enter 1995 3 USISL Pro League 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify 1996 4 USISL Premier League 5th, Western Northern Did not qualify Did not qualify 1997 colspan 5 On hiatus 1998 colspan 5 On hiatus 1999 4 USL PDL bgcolor B3B7FF 1st, Northwest 3rd Place Did not qualify 2000 4 USL PDL 6th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify Category Defunct soccer clubs in the United States Category Defunct sports teams in Oregon Category Oregon soccer clubs ... more details
notability date October 2010 Infobox Company company name WillametteValley Vineyards, inc. company logo Image WVV logo.png 200px company type Winery Public company Public NASDAQ WVVI foundation 1983 founder Jim Bernau location Turner, Oregon USA industry Wine homepage http www.WillametteValleyVineyards.com www.wvv.com WillametteValley Vineyards is a winery located in Turner, Oregon . Named after Oregon s WillametteValley , the winery is the leading producer of Pinot Noir in Oregon ref Jenkins, T Top 25 Oregon Wineries , page 20. Portland Business Journal , August 11, 2006 ref , and also produces Dijon clone Chardonnay and Pinot Gris . The first planting was the Estate Vineyard, which was purchased in 1983 by Founder Winegrower Jim Bernau. In 1989 many wine enthusiasts joined Jim Bernau when the winery went public. In 1997 the winery purchased Tualatin Estates , one of the oldest vineyards in Oregon, and increased their plantings of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and other cool climate varietal s. Both the Estate Site and Tualatin Estate site are certified sustainable LIVE and Salmon safe. The winery picks all its fruit by hand and ferments its Pinot Noir through small bin fermentation. File WV Vineyards entrance.JPG thumb right coord 44.8249972 123.0070527 type landmark region US display title References references Category Oregon wineries Category Turner, Oregon Category Companies established in 1983 winery stub ja ... more details
Infobox school name WillametteValley Christian High School image imagesize streetaddress 9075 Pueblo Avenue NE city Brooks, Oregon Brooks county Marion County, Oregon Marion County state Oregon zipcode 97305 country flagcountry USA coordinates coord 45.049124 122.958046 type edu source googlemaps region US OR display inline,title geocoded street address and centered on building type Private school Private accreditation Association of Christian Schools International ACSI ref name acsi http www.acsi.ws web2003 blank.aspx?ID 2065&ConstitID 0004152 ref , Northwest Association of Accredited Schools NAAS ref name naas http www.northwestaccreditation.org schools Oregon.pdf ref affiliation Christian district principal Bob Walter ref name osaa profile http www.osaa.org schools.aspx WillametteValleyChristian ref grades K 12 ref name naas ref name ode directory cite web url http www.ode.state.or.us pubs directory school directory september 2008.pdf title Oregon School Directory 2008 09 publisher Oregon Department of Education pages 139 accessdate 2009 05 28 ref ref name acsi students 171 ref name naas ref name acsi rival mascot Warriors ref name osaa profile mascot image team name colors Blue and white color strip border color black border style dotted border 1 blue white ref name osaa profile conference OSAA Casco League 1A 2 ref name osaa profile newspaper opened 1967 ref name acsi homepage http willamettevalleychristianschool.org willamettevalleychristianschool.org picture File WillametteValley Christian School Gervais Oregon.jpg 240px WillametteValley Christian High School is a private Christian school in Brooks, Oregon , United States . The school has been accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International since 1984, ref name acsi and by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1999. ref name naas References reflist Category High schools in Marion County, Oregon Category Middle schools in Oregon Category Elementary schools in Oregon Category ... more details
Infobox Hospital Name WillametteValley Medical Center Org Group Capella Healthcare Image WillametteValley Medical Center.JPG Caption Main building in 2009 Logo Logo Size Location McMinnville, Oregon McMinnville , Region Yamhill County, Oregon Yamhill County State Oregon Country US Coordinates coord 45.1989738 N 123.1646776 W display inline,title HealthCare Medicare Medicaid Charity Public Type General Speciality Standards Emergency III Affiliation None Beds 80 Founded Closed Website http www.wvmcweb.com Wiki Links WillametteValley Medical Center is a for profit Level III acute care hospital in McMinnville, Oregon , United States . Opened at a different location as McMinnville Community Hospital , the four story medical center has 80 licensed hospital beds. Adjacent to the McMinnville Municipal Airport McMinnville Airport on Oregon Route 18 , the facility is owned by Capella Healthcare . History In 1904, the first hospital is established in McMinnville. ref http web.newsregister.com news results.cfm?story no 110634 Voices Milestones in Yamhill County history . News Register McMinnville News Register , January 1, 2000. ref In the early 1970s, the then 40 bed McMinnville Community Hospital was sold to outside investors. ref name tale Dietz, Diane. In McMinnville, it s been like a fairy tale Health . The Register Guard , February 9, 2003, p. A1. ref The building was located on South ... 7, 1994, Vol. 233, No. 19 Pg. 62. ref The hospital was then renamed as Columbia WillametteValley Medical ... of space. ref name old WillametteValley Medical Center is the only hospital in the city of McMinnville ... Zoner, p. B2. ref WillametteValley Medical offers a variety of medical services including Intensive .... WillametteValley Medical Center. Retrieved on August 29, 2008. ref See also List of hospitals in Oregon Valley Medical Center Heliport References Reflist External links http books.google.com books ... on Blanton near Tualatin Valley Highway McMinnville to get new 32 million hospital . The Oregonian ... more details
Summary State Senate districts of Oregon s Willamette River Valley Licensing PD self date October 2006 Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
Infobox NRHP name WillametteValley and Coast Railroad Depot nrhp type image WillametteValley and Coast Railroad Depot Corvallis.jpg caption WillametteValley and Coast Railroad Depot in 2009 location 500 SW 7th St, Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis , Oregon lat degrees 44 lat minutes 33 lat seconds 41.2 lat direction N long degrees 123 long minutes 16 long seconds 2.9 long direction W locmapin Oregon built 1887 ref name NRHP registration architect architecture Stick style Stick also known as Swiss Chalet style ref name NRHP registration added February 21, 1997 ref name NRHP registration area governing body Private refnum 97000137 ref name OPRD list The WillametteValley and Coast Railroad Depot is a former Train station railway station located in Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis , Oregon , listed on the National Register of Historic Places . ref name OPRD list cite web title Oregon National Register List publisher Oregon Parks and Recreation Department url http www.oregon.gov OPRD HCD NATREG docs oregon nr list.pdf page 2 format PDF date June 6, 2011 accessdate June 19, 2011 ref It was constructed in 1887 by the WillametteValley and Coast Railroad WV&C , which since 1880 had been controlled by the Oregon Pacific Railroad 1880 1894 Oregon Pacific Railroad Company . That railroad went bankrupt in 1894 and was replaced in 1895 by the new Oregon Central and Eastern Railway, which was reorganized as the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad in 1897. ref name NRHP registration cite document url http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 97000137.pdf format PDF title National Register of Historic Places Registration Form WillametteValley and Coast Railroad Depot author Robert M. Girard date June 10, 1996 publisher National Park Service accessdate June 19, 2011 ref The depot is also known as the Corvallis ..., Oregon WillametteValley and Coast Railroad Depot Category Railway stations on the National ... line on which the former WV&C Railroad depot is located has been leased by SP to the Willamette and Pacific ... more details
WillametteValley National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Oregon . Refuges within the complex Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge , located at coord 44.801389 123.063889 display inline . Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge , located at coord 44.9525 123.269444 display inline . William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge , located at coord 44.418333 123.324444 display inline . Reference http www.fws.gov WillametteValley complex Complex website Protected Areas of Oregon Category National Wildlife Refuges in Oregon Oregon protected area stub ... more details
Willamette IPAc en icon w l l m t respell wil LAM it , from the Clackamas tribe Clackamas language of the Columbia River, Oregon, can refer to A toponym of the U.S. state of Oregon Willamette River , a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon WillametteValley , a region in northwest Oregon that surrounds the Willamette River WillametteValley AVA , Oregon wine region WillametteValley forests , an ecoregion that includes the WillametteValley and adjacent parts of Washington Willamette, Oregon , an unincorporated community that is now part of West Linn Willamette National Forest , a National Forest in western Oregon Willamette Falls , a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn Willamette Meteorite , a meteorite that was discovered in Oregon Willamette Pass Resort , a ski area in the Cascade Range of Oregon Willamette Stone , survey marker in Oregon Willamette Cattle Company , a company formed in Oregon in 1837 to buy cattle in California Willamette University , a private institution of higher learning located in Salem Willamette High School , a high school in Eugene Other Willamette Industries, Inc. , a former Fortune 500 company purchased by Weyerhauser Willamette locomotive , a type of steam locomotive formerly used in the logging and mining industries Pentium 4 WillametteWillamette , the codename for the first core used in the Intel Pentium 4 microprocessor Willamette, Colorado, the fictional setting in the Xbox 360 and Wii game Dead Rising USS Willamette , a US Navy fleet replenishment oiler Willamette Hops, used in the brewing of beer, see List of hop varieties See also Wilmette, Illinois disambig de Willamette fr Willamette homonymie pl Willamette ru ... more details
File Willamette Floodplain.jpg thumb Grassland of the Willamette Floodplain The Willamette Floodplain consists of convert 713 acre ha of natural grassland that was made a National Natural Landmark near the Willamette River in May 1987. ref cite web title Willamette Floodplain publisher National Park Service url http www.nature.nps.gov nnl site.cfm?Site WIFL OR date March 31, 2011 accessdate April 11, 2011 ref The floodplain is within the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge and located about convert 15 mi km 0 south of Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis in Benton County, Oregon , near Willamette river mile RM 150. It is the largest remaining native plow unplowed example of bottomland interior valley grassland in the North Pacific Border natural region. It was classified as a natural landmark because such grassland and shrubland areas are exceedingly rare, with most having been cultivated or turned into pastureland. The Long Tom River joins the Willamette in the area. There are numerous meanders, many disconnected from the Willamette. The Irish Bend Covered Bridge crosses one of them. References reflist coord 44.364 123.230 type landmark region US OR display title Category WillametteValley Category Willamette River Category Grasslands of Oregon Category Regions of Oregon Category National Natural Landmarks in Oregon Category Landforms of Benton County, Oregon Category Geography of Benton County, Oregon Category Landforms of Oregon Category Floodplains BentonOR geo stub ... more details
File Parrot Mountain portion of Willamette Greenway.JPG thumb Part of the Greenway in Clackamas County west of Wilsonville at Parrot Mountain The Willamette River Greenway Program , established by the Fifty fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly 1967 Oregon legislature , is a cooperative state and local government effort to maintain and enhance the scenic, recreational, historic, natural and agricultural qualities of the Willamette River and its WillametteValley adjacent lands . ref http google.com search?q cache xqfEZBdNJgUJ www.oregonstateparks.org images pdf will river guide.pdf Willamette River Recreation Guide , from Oregon State Parks web site ref A number of trails exist along the greenway, but significant gaps still exist. ref http www.oregonmetro.gov index.cfm go by.web id 24630 Willamette River Greenway , from the Metro web site ref Oregon State Treasurer Robert Straub first proposed public ownership of lands along the Willamette in 1966, during his run for Governor of Oregon . ref name tuckerOHP http www.ohs.org education oregonhistory historical records dspDocument.cfm?doc ID 00059782 5CC6 1E77 891B80B0527200A7 Willamette Greenway Act 2002 , by Kathy Tucker, from the Oregon History Project. ref U.S. Senator Maurine Neuberger sought federal funds to support the program. ref http www.ohs.org education oregonhistory historical records dspDocument.cfm?doc ID 0004C761 48AD 1E77 891B80B0527200A7 ref Straub was defeated in that race by Tom McCall , who supported the proposal. ref name tuckerOHP The Fifty seventy Oregon Legislative Assembly 1973 Oregon legislature passed the Willamette River Greenway Act, which established ties to a comprehensive state land use law Oregon ... and Development included the Willamette River Greenway as one of nineteen standards for statewide ... Portland 40 Mile Loop Willamette Greenway is one portion of extensive pathways throughout Portland ... in Oregon Category Willamette River ... more details
Infobox Defunct Company company name Willamette Industries, Inc. company logo Image Willamette Industries.jpg 180px traded as NASDAQ WMTT ref http www.secinfo.com dR7Vq.91u.d.htm Willamette Industries ..., 2008. ref location Portland, Oregon successor Weyerhaeuser Willamette Industries, Inc. was a Fortune ... pressroom press press288.html Willamette Industries Donates Critical Habitats to The Nature ... in a Takeover hostile buyout and merged into Weyerhaeuser s existing operations. History Willamette Industries was founded in Dallas, Oregon , in 1906 as the WillametteValley Lumber Company. ref name history Manning, Jeff. The past Willamette Industries charges ahead. The Oregonian , June 25, 2000 ... 1982 . Making the Most of the Best Willamette Industries Seventy Five Years. Portland, OR Willamette Industries, 172 p. . ref In 1967, this company and several others merged to become Willamette Industries. ref name sec10k http www.sec.gov Archives edgar data 107189 0000892917 00 000022.txt Willamette ... name history Products Willamette had three operating divisions. ref name WI http www.business.com directory industrial goods and services raw materials pulp and paper willamette industries profile Willamette ... of Justice , Willamette also was required to spend an additional 74 million on pollution abatement ... Willamette Industries settles pollution claims with 11.2 million fine. CNN.com, July 21, 2000 ... Washington based competitor Weyerhaeuser contacted Willamette Industries about combining the companies ... Letter to Willamette Regarding Potential Synergies ref At that time Willamette management did not entertain ... Willamette through a tender offer , for 5.3 billion in cash, plus the assumption of 1.7 billion in debt, or 48.00 a share, a 38 premium to Willamette s Friday, November 11, closing stock price. The shares in Willamette went up 32.7 on Monday, November 13. ref http www.sec.gov Archives edgar data ... Willamette In an Unsolicited Offer of 5.3 Billion . Wall Street Journal , November 14, 2000. ref ... more details
ft s 874 m s . Located convert 26 mi km upriver from the Willamette s mouth, a canal and set of locks allow vessels to pass into the main WillametteValley . Human history Native American legends taught ... Waterfalls of Oregon Category Willamette River Category WillametteValley Category West Linn, Oregon ...Infobox waterfall photo Willamette Falls from Oregon City.jpg photo caption name Willamette Falls location ... The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City, Oregon Oregon ... each year in the early summer. Willamette Falls is a traditional fishing site for the Warm Springs ... cite web title The City on Willamette Falls publisher End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center ... until the completion of the Willamette Falls Locks in 1873. During construction of the locks ... sold by the Willamette Falls Canal and Locks Company to the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1915. Modern history File Willamette Falls.JPG thumb The falls in 2009 from the east with West Linn in the background The Willamette Falls Electric Company later renamed Portland General Electric was formed ... to several paper mills beginning with the Oregon City Paper Manufacturing Co. in 1866. The Willamette .... ref cite web title 2007 Willamette Spring Chinook Catch and Falls Counts publisher Oregon Department ... from the Willamette s confluence with the Columbia River . Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... gallery File Willamette Falls 1918 Moorehouse.jpg The falls in 1918 File Oregon City Falls P.jpg The falls after the December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms swelled the Willamette River and part of the paper mill File USACE Willamette Falls Oregon.jpg View is downriver facing northeast. The locks are at far left. File Willamete Falls flood aerial.jpeg An aerial view of the Willamette Falls with the river near flood stage, taken on January 22, 2006 File Oregon City Willamette Falls Paper Mill.jpg ... category http willamettefalls.org Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation Partners, stewards and advocates ... more details
form the WillametteValley , a basin that contains two thirds of Oregon s population, including ... cuft s m3 s 0 on February 9, 1996, during the WillametteValley Flood of 1996 , and the minimum ... Natural Site . The rock was transported to the WillametteValley by the Missoula Floods . ref name Erratic ... Tualatin Valley, part of the Willamette basin, flooded as well water depths ranged from convert ... materials common to central Montana but not to the WillametteValley , include more than 40 boulders ... zone, and its loose soils, which tend to amplify shaking, make the WillametteValley ... is forested agriculture, concentrated in the WillametteValley, makes up 19 percent ... a Place The Removal of the WillametteValley Indians, 1850 1856 journal American Indian Quarterly volume .... Indigenous peoples of the WillametteValley were further divided into groups including the Yamhill ..., the Chinook territory extended even farther south in the WillametteValley. ref Ruby and Brown ... Expedition passed through the WillametteValley in 1841 while traveling along the Siskiyou Trail. The expedition ... century, the WillametteValley s fertile soils, pleasant climate, and abundant water attracted thousands ..., braving the rapids of the Snake River Snake and Columbia Rivers to reach the WillametteValley. ref ... title Where did the Oregon Trail Go? Reaching Oregon s WillametteValley publisher Oregon California ... Valley. Beginning in the 1850s, steamboat s began to ply the Willamette, despite the fact that they could ..., most of the original settlers acquired farms in the upper WillametteValley. By the late 1850s, farmers ... led off their traditional lands to the WillametteValley, but soon were marched to the Coast Indian ... provided a way for ships heading up the Columbia to reach settlements in the WillametteValley. Lumber ... ref name valley locations cite web title WillametteValley locations url http www.nwp.usace.army.mil ... of precipitation in its valley, the Willamette River has often flooded. In 1861, rainstorms and warm ... more details
Valley and the Willamette River watershed. The grid defined by the stone extended the Public Land ...File Willamette Stone, in western Portland, OrR.jpg 225px right thumb The Willamette Stone s location is now commemorated by a circular marker and plaque. Image Willametestone disk.jpg 150px right thumb Close up of the current marker. Image Willamette meridians.png frame right The Willamette Stone is located where the meridian and baseline intersect on this Bureau of Land Management BLM map. The Willamette Stone was a small stone obelisk originally located in the western hills of Portland, Oregon in the United States . It marked the intersection and origin of the Willamette Meridian and Willamette ... has been measured following the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 . The Willamette Meridian runs north south from the marker, and the Willamette Base Line runs east to west through the marker. ref ... in Willamette Stone State Heritage Site , an Oregon state park approximately four miles 6.4 km ... in the Northwest Territory proposed by Thomas Jefferson . The Willamette Stone marked the location ... here, the Willamette Meridian was established running north to Puget Sound and south to the California ... Ocean. ref name friedman Streets The location of the Willamette Meridian and Willamette Baseline ... 65th Avenue overlays the Willamette Meridian. A short section of Interstate 5 immediately south ... County, Washington , west of Silverdale, Washington Silverdale there is Willamette Meridian Road NW ... runs along the Willamette Baseline. Baseline Road in Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook , Washington ... County, Oregon Morrow counties all run along or start at the Willamette Baseline. Division ... and second rows of square mile sections south of the Willamette Baseline. See also List of principal ... of the Willamette Meridian and the Oregon Base Line http www.oregonstateparks.org park 246.php Willamette Stone State Heritage Site http books.google.com books?id k1YLAAAAIAAJ&pg PA479 Photographs ... more details
in what is now Canada or Montana, and was transported as a glacial erratic to the WillametteValley ...Infobox meteorite Name Willamette Image Willamette Meteorite AMNH.jpg Image caption Willamette Meteorite ... 122 35 W display inline,title ref http www.mindat.org loc 31274.html Willamette meteorite, West Linn ... date 1902 TKW 14150 kg ref name AMJ Image2 Image2 caption The Willamette Meteorite , officially named Willamette ref name database http www.lpi.usra.edu meteor metbull.php?code 24269 Meteoritical Bulletin Database Willamette. The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved on August 16, 2008. ref , is an iron nickel ... of the Universe The Willamette Meteorite publisher American Museum of Natural History accessdate 2007 ... last1 Pugh first1 R. N. coauthor Allen J.E. year 1986 title Origin of the Willamette Meteorite ..., it is among the most famous meteorites known. ref http www.chron.com news photogallery The Willamette ... Ten Meteorites . Retrieved on November 29th, 2010. ref Physical characteristics The Willamette Meteorite ... in the development of the hollows that are visible today. Willamette has a recrystallized structure ... of California Press 1975. ref Modern history The Willamette Meteorite was discovered in the WillametteValley of Oregon near the modern city of West Linn, Oregon West Linn . Although apparently known ... Journey Further Travels of The Willamette Meteorite. Meteor Treasures. Retrieved on October 31, 2007. ref Image willamette meteorite.jpg left frame Willamette Meteorite in the early 20th century In 1905 ... april142006 meteorite 41406.php title Willamette Meteorite to Return to Oregon as Part of Evergreen ... 2008 06 06 work The Oregonian ref Weight Image Willamette Meteorite Marker.jpg right thumb A small scale replica of the meteorite in the Willamette area of West Linn, Oregon . The plaque reads In 1902 Ellis Hughes discovered the 15 ton Willamette Meteorite, the largest ever found in the United ... confusion about the actual weight of the Willamette meteorite due difference between metric ... more details
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