Oregon City in the early days

Title
Oregon City in the early days
LC Subject
Cities and towns Rivers--Oregon
Description
In 1829 Dr. John McLoughlin laid claim to some land near Willamette Falls by making a number of improvements on it. He said that he believed this locality was 'destined by nature to become the best place for commerce in the country'. As time went on a number of settlers located there. The city was platted and named, by Dr. McLoughlin, 'Oregon City,' and became incorporated under the laws of the Provisional Government in 1844. This picture was probably taken around 1845, when the population did not exceed five hundred and when Portland was just a convenient camping place between Fort Vancouver and Oregon City.
Work Type
lantern slides
Location
Oregon City >> Clackamas County >> Oregon >> United States Willamette River >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Identifier
P217:25:25
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 38 - Early Settlement of Oregon
Institution
Oregon State University
Modified
2015-02-24
Submission Date
2007-07-30
Oregon State University Libraries University of Oregon Libraries