Near St. Paul in Marion County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Willamette Post

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 25, 2017

1. Willamette Post Marker

Inscription. Willamette Post was established in December 1813 on a knoll just east of this location by employees of the North West Company, a Montreal based fur-trading company. During the ensuing years the two-room log cabin, also known as Fort Kalapuya, served as a site for trading with the local Indians, the Kalapuyans, It was also a depot for hunting expeditions providing food to Fort George, also known as Fort Astoria, on the Oregon Coast. The Post was still intact in the late 1820's, as French-Indian families began to settle in the French Prairie Champoeg area. Pierre Bellique, a French Canadian fur trapper turned farmer, and his wife, Genevieve, used the vacated building as a residence beginning in the early 1830's.

Erected by Oregon Department of Transportation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Beaver Boards series list.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 45° 15.811′ N, 122° 56.562′ W.

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Marker was near St. Paul, Oregon, in Marion County. It was on Hillsboro-Silverton Highway NorthEast (Oregon Route 219) near Champoeg Road NorthEast, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Saint Paul OR 97137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Oregon Wine Country

and in the Willamette Valley.

It was also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it was in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Champoeg (approx. 2 miles away); Hoover - Minthorn House (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Most Reverend F. N. Blanchet (approx. 3.9 miles away); St. Paul Roman Catholic Church (approx. 4 miles away); Courthouse Square Park (approx. 7.1 miles away); Yamhill Blockhouse (approx. 7.1 miles away); Pioneer Park and Blockhouse (approx. 7.1 miles away); Boone's Ferry (approx.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 25, 2017

2. Willamette Post Marker

8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Paul.

More about this marker. The marker is located about 1/4 mile south of the Hillsboro-Silverton Highway bridge over the Willamette River.

Also see . . . Oregon Travel Experience - Willamette Post. The official Beaver Board website for Oregon State Historical Markers. (Submitted on February 23, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,189 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.