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Willamette Industries by Barbara Mahoney
At its peak in the 1990s, Willamette Industries owned or managed 1.7 million acres of timberland and operated more than a hundred wood products manufacturing ...
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Willamette Mission by Judy Chapman
Willamette Mission was the first noncommercial agricultural community established in the Willamette Valley by American resettlers, in 1834. The mission became a beachhead ...
Willamette National Forest by William G. Robbins
The Willamette National Forest stretches along the western slope of Oregon’s Cascade Range, from Mount Jefferson south to Windigo Pass near Diamond Lake. ...
Willamette Pass by Gerald W. Williams
Willamette Pass, a 5,128-foot-high mountain pass in the Cascade Range, has been an important transportation route between the Willamette Valley and central Oregon for over ...
Willamette River (essay) by William G. Robbins
The Willamette River and its extensive drainage basin lie in the greater Cascades geological province, extending from British Columbia to northern California. The river and ...
Willamette River flood of 1894 by William F. Willingham
The Willamette River, in its natural state, has been subject to annual flooding, at times severe. Draining an area of over 11,200 square miles, the ...
Willamette River flood of 1964 by William F. Willingham
The Willamette River, in its natural state, was subject to annual flooding. Draining an area of over 11,200 square miles, the river supplied water for ...
Willamette River flood of 1996 by William F. Willingham
In 1996, as part of a larger pattern of winter flooding in the Pacific Northwest, the Willamette River experienced a major flooding, threatening the City ...
Willamette Stone and Willamette Meridian by Champ Clark Vaughan
Land surveys accomplished under the U.S. Government's Rectangular Survey System are the basis for the establishment of land titles and boundaries within Oregon. The initial ...
Willamette University by William F. Willingham
Willamette University, the oldest university west of the Mississippi River, was founded in 1842. Located in Salem, the university had its origins in a school ...
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