Oregon History - Oregon City - M11 - Oregon City, Oregon
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BruceS
N 45° 21.120 W 122° 36.853
10T E 530218 N 5022126
Historical marker at a roadside view point of the Willamette Fall in Oregon City giving a brief history of the town and some of its firsts.
Waymark Code: WM64BV
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2009
Views: 19
Text of marker:
Oregon History
Oregon City - Supply point for pioneer emigrants was first located as a claim by Dr. Joh McLoughlin in 1829. The first provisional legislature of Oregon country was held here in 1843 and land and tas laws formulated. Oregon City was the capital of the Oregon Territory from 1845-1852. The first protestant church (Methodist) west of the Rocky Mountains was dedicated in 1844 and the first paper (Oregon Spectator) and the first masonic lodge were established in 1846.
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