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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «multnomah county» AND «oregon»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
Multnomah County Library Marker
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1 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — Multnomah County Library —
On Southwest 10th Avenue north of Southwest Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1979 Multnomah County Library — — Map (db m309647) HM

2 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Northwest Portland — The Willamette Stone —
Near Northwest Skyline Boulevard near NorthWest Royal Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Beginning here, the Willamette Meridian was established running north to Puget Sound and south to the California border, and the Base Line was established running east to the Idaho border and west to the Pacific Ocean. From the surveyed lines, . . . — — Map (db m113946) HM

3 ► Oregon, Marion County, Aurora — Boone's Ferry —
Near Interstate 5 at milepost 281, 1 mile south of Miley Road, on the right when traveling north.
During the period of Oregon's Provisional Government ( 1841-1849), residents traveled by Indian trails, water courses, or on privative rough-hewn wagon roads etched by emigrant settlers. During the days to the Territorial Government (1849-1859), and . . . — — Map (db m114295) HM

4 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Corbett — Vista House — JEWEL on the Crown —
On Historic Columbia River Highway 2.8 miles Corbett, on the right when traveling east.
Classic symbol of the Columbia River Gorge, Vista House beckons travelers to Crown Point to revel in an extravaganza of water, cliff, and sky. Samuel C. Lancaster, design engineer of the Historic Columbia River Highway, envisioned this outcropping . . . — — Map (db m86662) HM

5 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — December 4, 1850 — The Oregonian
On Southwest Morrison Street at Southwest 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Southwest Morrison Street. Reported unreadable.
This park and these plaques commemorate the role of The Oregonian in the history of Portland and the Pacific Northwest. The Date: December 4, 1850. Portland’s Population: 760. News of the year: The California Gold Rush was in full swing. The . . . — — Map (db m309756) HM
6 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — Imperial Hotel, 1894–95 —
On Southwest Broadway south of Southwest Harvey Milk Street, on the left when traveling south.
. . . — — Map (db m310095) HM
7 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Southwest Portland — William W. Chapman — 1808 – 1892 —
Near Southwest Main Street at Southwest 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
A former Iowa territorial legislator and native of Virginia, Chapman arrived in Portland in 1850 and became a partner in the townsite promotion company with Daniel Lownsdale and Stephen Coffin. An attorney with business interests, including shipping . . . — — Map (db m309317) HM

8 ► Oregon, Multnomah County, Corbett — Chanticleer Point — A View and a Vision —
Near Historic Columbia River Highway west of East Knieriem Road, on the right when traveling west.
Demands for a good road paralleling the Columbia River began with emigration along the rugged Oregon Trail in 1843. But it took Samuel Hill and this view to help make the dream a reality. Sam Hill, an eccentric and wealthy railroad . . . — — Map (db m114071) HM
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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 13, 2026