 Looking back at Oregon City Arch Bridge from Hwy 99E, near the bend toward downtown Oregon City  Downtown Oregon City along and off Main Street Historic downtown is walkable, shoppable, and has a nice variety of restaurants from different ethnic food traditions. I didn't take pics of all of them, but a few. More about Dr Barclay along with McLoughlin House below. I was anxious to wheel along the Willamette River at least between downtown and the Willamette Falls Scenic Viewpoint, so I came back to the Municipal Elevator after that. Joseph L. Meek--mountainman, statesman, lawman mural: 10 McLoughlin Blvd aka Hwy 99E, Oregon City, OR (Oregon City Elks Lodge bldg). Plaque reads, "Joseph L. Meek--born 1810 - died 1875. Born in Washington co. VA, Meek leaves home at age 18, arriving in St. Louis in the fall of 1828. Meek signs on as a trapper with the Rocky Mtn Fur Co, remaining in the Rockies until 1839. 1839-1842: Meek travels to the Willamette Valley and eventually starts farming on the 'Tualatin Plains'. 1843: early settlers recognize the need to form a governing body in the Oregon Country. They convene at Champoeg in May 1843. Meek has a pivotal role in establishing an American type of provisional government. Meek appointed sheriff of the Oregon Country. 1848: Meek accepts the duty of messenger to Congress. He arrives in Washington D.C. on May 28, 1848 with dispatches concerning conditions in Oregon. Meek is hosted by his cousin President James Polk. Oregon is admitted as a territory and Joe Meek is commissioned the first U.S. Marshall in the Territory." Hope I got the dates, right, they were hard to read from my photo. It's frustrating when signs & such interfere with murals and other sights of interest. Mt Hood overlooking Oregon City--picture taken from Willamette Falls Drive, Oregon City OR Willamette Falls Scenic Viewpoint--120 McLoughlin Blvd, Oregon City, OR 97045 I wheeled between downtown and the Willamette Falls Viewpoint in my electric chair. I could not have made it with my manual chair: it's pretty steep, quite a way, and I found it intimidating to wheel 3' or so from big trucks zooming past on the highway. I wouldn't recommend walking it with little ones. I was glad for the railing between me and the train that passed by probably 5' away on the other side. There's free parking at the Viewpoint, including a handicapped space without good markings when I was there.
 zoom of Willamette Falls Scenic Viewpoint from a window of the Museum of the Oregon Territory above Peter Skene Ogden Search for info on Peter Skene Ogden on the Fort Vancouver WA site Oregon City Municipal Elevator--6 Railroad Ave, Oregon City, OR 97045; Railroad Ave & 7th The historic and kinetic art, the views from the windows with the lines of the city (and beyond) etched into them, and access to the McLoughlin Promenade and the upper part of town makes this a not-to-be-missed experience. McLoughlin Promenade Leaving the Municipal Elevator to the right leads to the overview of Willamette Falls; to the left is McLoughlin House, City Hall, and so forth. McLoughlin House--713 Center St, Oregon City, OR 97045 Next to McLoughlin House is Barclay House. The days and hours they are open are very limited, but even when they are not open for tours there are still monuments to learn from.   Upper part of town Some of the photos below were taken in June, some mid February. Museum of the Oregon Territory (MOOT)--211 Tumwater Dr, Oregon City, OR 97045 Clackamas County Historical Society Museum aka Museum of the Oregon Territory End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center--1726 Washington Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 For lots more photos, scroll down to the end of Traveling the Oregon Trail part 3 See also Traveling the OR Trail part 2, near the end And Fort Vancouver WA Clackamas County Heritage Pass and Our Cataclysmic Floodscape brochure (Temporary Lake Allison made the Willamette Valley what it is) Our Cataclysmic Floodscape brochure
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Wheelchair WomanI've been in a wheelchair for 30+ years. It poses some challenges for traveling. Maybe others can benefit from my experiences. Archives
November 2024
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed