Willamette Walking Tour Brochure and the Willamette Project

Walking 2013 COVER v07.indd 1 7/9/13 11:27:42 AM elcome to the Willamette Neighborhood Walking Tour. In this brochure you will fi nd information on each of the historic properties, including the architectural style, original owners and history. W Vintage photos depict the character of the neighborhood and the families that lived here. Signifi cant older trees in the area are described and located on the map. Also identifi ed are trees that have been planted as part of the City of West Linn’s Street Trees program. Although there are many historic structures of interest throughout West Linn, the Willamette

Historic District, < To Salem now recognized nationally, 205 has the largest concentration of historic residential architecture in N To Oregon City >

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The Willamette 9th St 10th Neighborhood Dollar St 10th St Association, along with 8th Ave

13th St residents living 16th Willamette Falls Drive 5th Ave

in many of the 12th St 11th St historic homes, 15th St 6th Ave collected the

information for 5th Ave 14th St this brochure. 4th Ave To walk the neighborhood tour, follow the Tualatin River map on pages Tualatin Ave

he town of Willamette is located on a Native American trail which ran south from Willamette Falls, an important gathering place for many tribes. The Clowewalla tribe lived in a village on the West T Linn side of the falls, and while we know of no Native American villages within the boundaries of Willamette, it is likely that groups of Native Americans camped here when they came to the falls to ﬁ sh and to trade. The ﬁ rst European Americans and Canadians to view the Willamette area were trappers who traveled up the Willamette Valley in the early 1800s. Settlers began arriving in the area in the late 1830s while the Oregon Territory was still under joint occupancy by Britain and the United States. Three of these early settlers were Marshall Perrin, who arrived in 1842, Ambrose Fields, 1847, and his son Joseph Fields, 1849. The original plat maps for Willamette show it located on parts of their land claims which were formal- ized in 1850 under the Donation Land Claim Act. Most of the two Fields’ land claims were sold in the 1880s to the Oregon Iron and Steel Company, which harvested timber to fuel its smelter opera- tion in Lake Oswego. The Perrin claim passed through a succession of owners, eventually being purchased by B.F. Baker in 1885. continues >

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 2 7/9/13 10:38:29 AM > history continued In 1888 Willamette Falls Electric Company was formed to produce power at the falls and transmit it to Portland. This company, forerunner of Portland General Electric, purchased many of Oregon Iron’s properties. In 1893, when they established the town of Willamette for its employees, the fi nal piece of land was purchased from B.F. Baker with the under- standing that 12th Street would run down to the river and allow residents easy access to the docks. In 1894 the Willamette Margaret Capen Merilainen, 1914. Taken from the Falls Railway began front yard of the Capen home with Willamette School operating an electric in the background. See No. 22 on the tour. trolley line between Willamette and a station near the falls. Following the current path of Willamette Falls Drive, it provided transportation for a fi ve-cent fare. An extension to the Tualatin River allowed cordwood fl oated down the Tualatin to be transported to the paper mill at the falls. By 1895 expectations were running high for the new town of Willamette Falls. The Capen Shoe factory, operated by electric power, was considered a model for additional industries which were expected to locate here. This growth never happened, and Willamette soon settled into its small-town identity. By 1905 many of the houses in the neighborhood were complete. Dirt roads and board sidewalks outlined the town. Most houses had fences—not because of boundary disputes, but because livestock was not required to be corralled and cows roamed freely. Willamette was not formally incorporated until 1908. Shortly thereafter, a typhoid epidemic was tracked to a contaminated town-water supply, and Willamette’s need for clean water led to its annexation to West Linn in 1916.

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 3 7/9/13 10:38:29 AM The Willamette Meteorite as it was being moved from Willamette. The meteorite was displayed at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland.

Meteorite replica. In 1902 traveled to Oregon City by street a ﬁ fteen-ton meteorite was car to attend services. found on a Willamette farm 1 by Ellis Hughes and William 3 1665 Willamette Falls Dr. Dale. It is the sixth largest in Craftsman Bungalow. the world! Hughes hauled it 4 1593 Willamette Falls Dr. onto his property and charged Victorian Cottage, 1910. 25 cents to see it. The actual Extensively remodeled with meteorite (10 feet 3.5 inches additions in 2003. long) is now in the American Museum of Natural History in 5 1511 Willamette Falls Dr. New York, NY. An interpretive Arts & Crafts Aesthetic-period display depicting the history of Craftsman, 1925. the meteor is located in Fields Bridge Park. 6 1578 16th St. Cottage Bungalow, 1916. 2 1683 Willamette Falls Dr. Methodist Church. 1908. Built 7 1514 6th Ave. Early by volunteer labor under the Craftsman, 1906. Albert and direction of Reverend Blackwell. Mary Bernert lived here when Before the one-story church they were ﬁ rst married. was built, church-going families

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 4 7/9/13 10:38:29 AM Willamette United Methodist Church Collection Methodist Church dedication, 1909. See No. 2 on the tour.

8 1611 6th Ave. Craftsman ﬁ rst water tank. Water was Bungalow, 1911. Built by Ed pumped from springs at the park. Gross. Ed and Laura’s children Some years later the spring was were born here. contaminated and an epidemic of typhoid fever began. As a 9 1630 6th Ave. Sears Kit House, result, Willamette was annexed ca 1935. The Sears catalog used to West Linn to receive city to sell pre-cut house kits that water. were delivered by rail. Assembly by a Sears crew was optional. 14 1731 6th Ave. Queen Anne Stick, ca 1895. Logan 10 1658 6th Ave. Bungalow, 1927. Residence. Longtime owner Built for the Oldenstadts. Minnie Gross bought this house 11 1677 6th Ave. Bungalow, ca from Harry Berdine in 1912. 1918. 15 1780 6th Ave. Queen Anne 12 1697 6th Ave. Bungalow, 1912. Stick, East Lake, ca 1898. Built Ed Gross built this house for for Buckles. Elligsen purchased Smith and Ida Turner. it in 1900. Only original remaining two-story horse barn 13 1706 6th Ave. Bungalow, ca is in back. Featured in Country 1928. Built by Charlie Frenzel. Living Magazine, Oct. 1990. Next to this lot was Willamette’s

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 5 7/9/13 10:38:30 AM Esther Gross Betts Collection Patricia, Guy and Minnie Gross, ca late 1920’s. See No. 14 on the tour.

16 1492 13th St. Queen Anne 18 1818 6th Ave. Queen Anne Vernacular, ca 1897. Mass Vernacular, ca 1900. Originally Residence, named for Ernest built for Great-grandma Dollar. Mass, the county sheriff for The Dollars were one of the 20 years. In 1925, tenants Dr. early families in the area. and Mrs. Silverman practiced medicine and ran a teahouse. 19 1830 6th Ave. Queen Anne stick, ca 1895. Known as the 17 1819 6th Ave. Bungalow, ca Jones-Fromong Residence. Andy 1902. Built for F.S. Howell. Was Fromong, an early owner, lived an All-electric PGE Show Home here many years and was the in the 1920s. Willamette trolley motorman. Andy’s name is written in the AA 1819 6th Ave. London Plane sidewalk in front of the house. Tree. Platanus acerifolia. A magniﬁ cent older specimen of a 20 1831 6th Ave. Queen Anne London plane tree. Bill Buckles Vernacular, ca 1904. Sadie E. remembered when his mother, White house. Tempest Buckles, ordered an elm tree. That tree, planted in the BB 1831 6th Ave. Three Big Leaf 1940s, grew into this spectacular Maples. London plane tree.

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 6 7/9/13 10:38:31 AM Esther Gross Betts Collection Gross family with their Durant automobile.

21 1847 6th Ave. Queen Anne Wooden fences were built to Vernacular, ca 1900. Dorothy protect the children during A. Losey House. recess from cattle that ran loose. Each child was allotted a small 22 1870 6th Ave. Bungalow, ca plot of land to raise a garden. In 1907. Frank Capen, who owned 1936, this school was torn down the Capen Shoe Factory, was the and a larger one built. It burned original owner. down in 1949 and the present 23 1883 6th Ave. Queen Anne school was built. Vernacular, ca 1900. Known as DD Willamette School. Big Leaf the Kinney Residence. Kinney Maples. bought the lot in 1895 for a one- dollar gold coin. 26 1883 5th Ave. Bungalow, ca 1921. 24 1892 6th Ave. Queen Anne Vernacular, ca 1905. Anne 27 1882 5th Ave. Queen Anne Downey House. Charles Boots, Stick, ca 1895. G.A. Harding the foreman of the Capen Residence. Original siding was Shoe Factory, owned this shiplap. house. EE 1882 5th Ave. Black Locust. CC 1892 6th Ave. Japanese Robinia pseudoacacia. A mature Maple. specimen can be viewed in the right side yard behind a large 25 1403 12th Street. Willamette birch tree. Probably planted School. The original Willamette when the house was built in School, built in 1896 on land 1895. donated by B. F. Baker, had an entrance facing 6th Avenue.

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 7 7/9/13 10:38:32 AM The Joseph H. Ralston House, ca 1910. See No. 30 on the tour.

FF 1882 5th Ave. White for statehood. Frozen Assets was Paperbark Birch. ﬁ lmed here in 1991.

28 1872 5th Ave. Queen Anne GG 1831 5th Ave. Oregon Myrtle Stick, ca 1898. I.W. Moser was or California Bay. Umbellularia the original owner. californica. Conrad Zimmerman (a former owner) and his father, 29 1847 5th Ave. Queen Anne William Kaiser, traveled to Stick, ca 1897. Walden Coquille, Oregon, in 1918 to Residence, named for work on a construction project. Nicholas 0. Walden, who Both men were taken with the was instrumental in the early beauty of the myrtle tree, and on development and platting of their return to the Willamette Willamette. The house was later area, they carried with them rented to Ellery Capen, owner of several seedlings of these the Capen Shoe Co., located at Southern Oregon coast natives. Willamette Falls Drive and 12th Street. 31 1822 5th Ave. Queen Anne Stick, ca 1899. Charles A. 30 1831 5th Ave. Queen Anne Miller House. Sold to the Baker Stick, ca 1895. Original owner family. Later owner Edwin was Joseph H. Ralston. His Woodworth was principal at uncle Joseph R. Ralston was Willamette School for the director of Oregon Woolen many years. Mills and signer of the petition

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 8 7/9/13 10:38:33 AM Esther Gross Betts Collection In 1927 Edward Gross took over the West Linn school bus system, which he and his family ran for more than 50 years.

32 1790 5th Ave. Bungalow, ca the popular Oriental style of the 1913. Wes Milliken Residence. period. Wes Milliken owned Buckles & Milliken, the ﬁ rst grocery store 38 1409 14th St. Queen Anne in Willamette. Vernacular, ca 1895. E.J. Maple House. Kitchen was added, 33 1797 5th Ave. Italianate replacing a closed-in porch. Transitional, ca 1900. Early resident Mildred Martin grew up 39 1696 5th Ave. Bungalow, ca in this house and also lived here 1920. after she married. 40 1674 5th Ave. Bungalow, 34 1782 5th Ave. Craftsman 1917. This house was relocated Bungalow, ca 1920. in the early 1930s from where Willamette School sits today. It 35 1747 5th Ave. Worker’s is the twin of No. 49 and was Cottage, ca 1890s. Front half built for Martha Ream. of cottage is original. Additions were built over a period of years. 41 1649 5th Ave. Bungalow, ca 1924. 36 1723 5th Ave. Bungalow, ca 1910. HH 1649 5th Ave. White Paperbark Birch. 37 1709 5th Ave. Bungalow, ca 1920. W.S. Snidow house. Arts I I 1649 5th Ave. Green Ash. and Crafts bungalow built in Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Possibly

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 9 7/9/13 10:38:33 AM Mary Ann Perlot Collection Marie Bernert & Emma Volpp enjoy a ride on Joe Bernert’s second mechanically powered tug boat, built in 1911. It was used to move logs down the Willamette River. Ca 1914.

planted in the 1930s by the J J 1344 14th St. Deodora Cedar. Tuor family. Notice the graceful Cedrus deodara. Planted in 1937 habit of this older ash tree where by the Bernert family. Bernert mature branches sweep almost Landing is named for this family. to the ground. 43 1344 14th St. Tu d or, ca 1941. 42 1697 5th Ave. Bungalow. ca Joe and Agnes Bernert, one of 1920. Built by Bill Snidow, who Willamette’s key families, had once operated a pool hall on this house, the newest one on Willamette Falls Drive. the tour, built in 1940. They continues on page 14 >

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1 – 79 Houses A – M Older Trees of Interest See descriptions of houses and older trees on pages 5–18.

Street Trees See Tree Descriptions on pages 19–20. A = Green Ash K = Katsura P = Thundercloud Plum C = Autumnalis Cherry L = Linden R = Redbud G = Gingko M = Paperbark Maple S = Stewartia Koreana H = Thornless Hawthorn N = Littleleaf Linden W = Armstrong Maple R J = Japanese Snowbell O = Scarlet Oak Y = Yellowwood

• = Lots initially owned by and houses probably built by brothers E.M. and/or Seward Rasmussen.

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moved from a nearby house and Note the cow prints in the raised their ﬁ ve children here. sidewalk on 14th Street, which Agnes lived in the house the were made by Harold Gross’ cow rest of her life. She died in 2007, about 1921. just one month shy of her 101st birthday. 45 1744 4th Ave. ca 1865. This house was an early settler’s home 44 1724 4th Ave. Queen Anne that was brought up from the Vernacular, ca 1903. Downey river near the park. It had paned Residence. Enclosed square windows, ﬂ ower boxes, and above porch used to be a cupola. 18"-wide cedar planks for siding.

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5th Avenue built this house. built this Schmidt Residence. Mr. Shipley Vernacular, ca 1895. 1798 Ave. 4th additions and built.repaired 1915. 1769 Ave. 4th ca 1920. 1745 Ave. 4th This house has been has house This Bungalow, Bungalow, Bungalow, ca Bungalow, Queen AnneQueen 061 60 62 64 65 9th St © 2013 63

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Calhoun family.Calhoun Dollar St. 1993Dollar in restored. and moved here 19th from and by Britton the family. It was built was garage and house the 1906. ca Barn, St. 12th 1296 Cherries. funds. church Penitentiary for with absconding churchlocal who went to Salem Mr. ofﬁ an Olsen was Olsen. that astory There is Built by Mr. Fields for O.F. Stick, 1895. ca 1892 Ave. 4th area’sthe earliest homes. fornamed T.S. of Hurst. One Stick, 1897. ca 1862 Ave. 4th “twin” ofNo. house 40. Built for Ewalt the Leisman, Bungalow, 1917. ca 1808 Ave. 4th the 1930s. whentree they moved here in alarge owners as remember this specimen.mature Previous Aesculus hippocastanum. 1859. Epperly Albert the house, ca stone foundation, possibly from housing. At site the older an is temporary as Mass by Ernest Vernacular, 1906. ca St. 12th 1296 Planted 1971 in by the Post-and-beam Queen AnneQueen Horse Chestnut. Hurst Residence, Olsen Residence. Queen AnneQueen Six Kwanzan Kwanzan Six AnneQueen Red barn behind Red barn cer ofthe Built A 7/9/13 10:38:33 AM 15 Harold Gross Collection The original Willamette School. See No. 25 on the tour.

MM 1296 12th St. Western White 61 2212 5th Ave. Vernacular Pine. Pinus monticola. Planted Victorian, ca 1910. by the Tedd family in the 1930s. 62 1544 9th St. Ca 1910. Built 54 1295 12th St. Ca 1920s. Mr. by Charles Andrus, the local Egge kept bee hives here. postman, who delivered mail from a horse and carriage. 55 1943 4th Ave. Bungalow, ca 1920s. 63 1593 9th St. Once known as Runyan’s Store. 56 1353 11th St. Bungalow/ Queen Anne Vernacular, 1905. 64 2193 Willamette Falls Dr. Built by Robert Junkin. An old Queen Anne Stick, ca 1900. buggy axle was found here — 65 being used to support the lid on Hillside by freeway. This was the original septic tank. Long the location of Karb’s Dairy time residents remember going Farm. Established in 1919, to this house to buy eggs. it served all of Willamette, Oregon City and Lake Oswego. 57 2089 5th Ave. Front porch has The barn housed 110 cows. been remodeled. About 1959 the Karbs sold the farm to Ben Tanner, who later 58 2117 5th Ave. Queen Anne closed the dairy due to freeway Stick, ca 1906. construction. 59 1523 10th St. Queen Anne 66 2113 Willamette Falls Dr. Stick, ca 1900. Cottage Bungalow, ca 1900. 60 2194 5th Ave. Craftsman Style, 67 1542 10th St. Cottage ca 1910. Bungalow, ca 1910.

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 8 7/9/13 10:38:33 AM The Ridder General Store, 1963. See No. 73 on the tour.

68 1521 11th St. Craftsman that included a soda fountain Bungalow, ca 1910. These are and post offi ce. Then followed the original shingles—notice Knapps’ Restaurant until late the alternation of wide and the 1980s. narrow rows. 72 1817 Willamette Falls Dr. In 69 1541 11th St. Cottage 1915 the Leismans operated a Bungalow, ca 1910. general store here, using a team of horses for home delivery 70 1889 Willamette Falls Dr. This service. Mr. Ridder took over building has undergone many in 1919 and operated a post changes over the years. It is built offi ce in the back until 1955. on the site of the Capen Shoe About 1963 the Winkels took Factory, which burned down. It over. Now, Lil’ Cooperstown has been a roller skating rink, Restaurant. garage, grocery store, tavern, and restaurant and lounge. 73 1785 WiIlamette Falls Dr. Elligsen House, ca 1894. 71 1833-1875 Willamette Falls Also known as the Johnson Dr. New construction with Residence. The house is now facades that are typical of used for offi ces. styles from 1885-1910. Original building built for use as a pool 74 1721-1741 Willamette Falls Dr. hall by Bill Snidow. Early This is an 1890s commercial residents remember the DuPuy building that was enclosed in family as operators of a drug a 1930s structure built by the store here for 26 years. The Frenzels and known as Frenzel’s McQuowens then had a store

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 7 7/9/13 10:38:32 AM Esther Gross Betts Collection and Angie Peter Collection The Elligsens and their grandsons in front of their house, ca 1916. See No. 15 on the tour.

Market. They added a tavern, 76 1720 Willamette Falls Dr. located in the back of the store. The existing building was built The tavern has since had a in 1929 by Mr. Batdorf, who number of owners. Frenzel’s son operated a second-hand shop ran the market and meat lockers here. In 1946 Ben Fritchie Sr. until the late 1950s. started a cabinet shop here, gradually changing it to a 75 1705 Willamette Falls Dr. builder’s supply store. Ben Victorian commercial building, Fritchie Jr. ran this shop until ca 1893. This is Willamette’s the late 1980s, when it was oldest commercial structure. It bought by the Lightowlers. was built as a home and quickly converted to a store. The upper 77 1742 Willamette Falls Dr. Arts story was a grade school from and Crafts Craftsman in the 1892-1896. From 1920-1961 it Oriental Style, ca 1920. was owned by Wes Milliken and 78 Albert Buckles. Its shelves were 1754 Willamette Falls Dr. so high that ladders on runners Craftsman-style Bungalow, ca. were used to get merchandise. 1910. Rebuilt in 2002 to reﬂ ect the 79 1832 Willamette Falls Dr. original. Craftsman-style Bungalow, ca 1920.

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 6 7/9/13 10:38:31 AM Old Willamette Street Trees

See Tour Guide Map on pages 12–15. © 2013 he street trees lining many of the area’s streets and avenues were planted in 1993 as a pilot project for a city-wide street tree planting program in the city of West Linn. The primary goal of this program T is to enhance the livability of the West Linn community through the planting of street trees in both existing and proposed commercial and residential areas. Additional trees were planted in 2004.

Autumnalis Cherry Japanese Snowbell Prunus subhirtella var. Styrax japonicus. White, autumnalis. Delicate bell-shaped, drooping branching with semi- fl ower clusters in May to double pink fl owers that June. Bark is smooth with bloom sporadically in a warm fall and then orange-brown interlacing fi ssures. Grows bloom fully in the spring. Grows to 20 to 20 to 30 feet in heighth with a spread of 15 40 feet in height with a spread of 15 to 30 to 25 feet. feet. Katsura Tree Eastern Redbud Cercis Cercidiphyllum japonicum. canadensis. Sweet-pea- Foliage emerges reddish shaped rosy pink fl owers purple, gradually bloom with profusion changing to bluish green. prior to development of Apricot-orange in fall. Grows 40 to 60 feet heart-shaped foliage. Grows 25 to 35 feet in height with a spread of 30 to 60 feet. tall. Round-headed at maturity. Littleleaf Linden Tilia Gingko or Maidenhair cordata. Yellow foliage Tree Ginkgo biloba. in the fall. Grows 60 to Bright-green, fan- 70 feet in height with a shaped foliage turns a spread of 35 to 50 feet. spectacular golden yellow in the fall. Grows 50 to 80 feet in height Paperbark Maple with a spread of 30 to 80 feet. Acer griseum. Brown to cinnamon-brown Green Ash Fraxinus exfoliating bark. Bluish- pennsylvanica. Foliage is green foliage in summer, a shiny, medium to dark bronze or red in the fall. Grows 20 to 30 green turning yellow in feet in height with a spread of 10 to 30 ft. the fall. Grows 50 to 60 feet in height with a spread of 25 to 30 Scarlet Oak Quercus feet. A mature green ash can be viewed at coccinea. Dark glossy 1649 5th Avenue. See No. 41, Tree J. green foliage changes to scarlet in the fall. Grows 70 to 75 feet in height with a spread of 40 to 50 feet.

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Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 5 7/9/13 10:38:30 AM > street trees continued Silver Leaf Linden Thundercloud Tilia tomentosa. Foliage Plum Prunus cerasifera is dark green on the ‘Thundercloud.’ Dark upper surface with a coppery leaves with white silvery color underneath. to pink fl owers. Grows 20 Fragrant, yellowish-white fl owers bloom feet in height with an equal spread. in late June to July. Grows 50 to 70 feet in height with a spread of 25 to 50 feet. Armstrong Maple Acer rubrum. Red fl owers and Stewartia fruit in spring. Autumn Koreana. Dark green leaves are red to yellow. leaves. White, yellow- Grows 50 to 60 feet in centered blossoms in height with a spread of 15 to 25 feet. spring. Bark is gray with patches of orange-brown. Grows 20 to 30 Yellowwood Cladrastis feet with a spread of 15 to 25 feet. lutea. Bright green leaves and white fragrant Thornless Hawthorn fl owers blooming in late Crataegus crusgalli var. May to June. Foliage inermis. White fl owers turns a golden yellow in the fall. Grows bloom in May amidst 30 to 50 feet in height with a spread of 40 glossy green foliage. to 55 feet. Freshly cut heartwood stains Grows 20 to 30 feet in height with a spread yellow, hence the name Yellowwood. of 20 to 35 feet. © 2013

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 4 7/9/13 10:38:29 AM Places of Interest Along the Rivers in West Linn See Map on page 23.

1 Fields Bridge Park, iceberg to its resting spot near West Willamette Meteorite and Linn, Oregon. Ice Age Floods Interpretive Three interpretive areas on a Walking Trail quarter-mile-long walking trail along Fields Bridge Park, located just the Tualatin River depict the history west of Historic Willamette on of the meteorite. Borland Road, is named for the Tualatin River bridge at its northern 2 Willamette Park and edge. The current concrete structure Bernert Landing Boat Ramp is actually the fi fth Fields Bridge. Willamette Park is located at The fi rst was built in the 1850s to the intersection of 12th & Volpp replace a small ferry run by Joseph St. where the Tualatin River meets Fields, the pioneer who claimed the the Willamette River. This scenic surrounding area after traveling 15-acre park offers two large picnic the Oregon Trail with his father, shelters, a smaller gazebo, stage area, Ambrose. Several earlier Fields soccer fi elds, two softball fi elds, Bridges were covered bridges—the volleyball courts, playground, spray last, fondly remembered by West pool and horseshoe pits. Linn’s older residents, survived until There is river access to both the 1953. Used for farming for 150 years, Willamette and Tualatin rivers the adjoining land became a West including a boat ramp and dock Linn city park in 2006. system at Bernert Landing on the The park is the site of a Willamette. compelling chapter in the dramatic On the knoll above story of the Ice Age Floods that the stage is a white inundated the Pacifi c Northwest oak that was planted 15,000-12,000 years ago. Repeated in 2008 as part of cataclysmic fl oodwaters, released the Willamette by the bursting of glacial ice dams Centennial in the now extinct Lake Missoula Celebration. in Montana, rushed down the Columbia River Gorge and up the 3 Camassia Natural Area Willamette River Valley. Camassia Natural Area is a A remarkable fl ood artifact, the 22.5-acre natural area owned Willamette Meteorite, was found and maintained by the Nature in 1902 on a hillside upstream from Conservancy. Camassia was Fields Bridge Park. This meteorite, named for the camas lily (Camassia the largest ever found in the United quamash) which blooms profusely States, was apparently carried by an continues >

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 3 7/9/13 10:38:29 AM > places of interest continued truck traffi c and do not walk or drive in April and early May. More than on the one-way ramp. Interpretive 300 plant species are found on signs are located on Chamber #3 of the preserve, including some rare the canal. Willamette Valley species. The preserve also provides habitat for 5 Oregon City Bridge many well-known bird species. In The arched bridge crossing the spring and summer, green mosses Willamette River between Oregon and purple camas contrast with City and West Linn was built in the dark gray basalt bedrock. The 1922. It replaced a suspension rock was exposed 12,000-19,000 bridge in use from 1888 to 1922. years ago when the Bretz (Missoula) The architectural embellishment of Floods poured down the present this bridge identifi es it as a Conde Columbia River Gorge and far into B. McCullough design. It was once the Willamette Valley. The fl oods dubbed the “most beautiful bridge in swept soil and vegetation from parts America.” Closed from 2010 to 2012 of the valley and deposited granitic for renovation, it has been restored boulders called glacial erratics from to its original beauty. The view of as far away as Canada. The entrance Willamette Falls from the middle of to Camassia is located at 5000 the bridge is a must-see. Walnut St. off of Sunset Ave. 6 McLean House 4 Willamette Falls and Park Locks and Museum Built in 1927, the McLean House The Willamette Falls Navigation was the residence of Dr. Edward Canal and Locks opened January McLean, founder of the McLean 1, 1873, to allow river traffi c to Clinic in Oregon City. The doctor circumnavigate the 42-foot-high took the ferry across the Willamette Willamette Falls. The locks have River to work each day. An avid been on the National Register of arborist, his collection of trees can Historic Places since 1974. Due be enjoyed on the property that is to lack of funding for repairs, the now a 2.4-acre West Linn City Park. locks are currently not in service. The lilac on the property dates back Community support, however, is to an earlier house built at this site strong, and efforts to get the locks in 1846. reopened are in progress. Located at 5350 River Street, The The mouth of the locks can be McLean House is open for viewing seen from the Oregon City/West by appointment (503-655-4268). Linn Bridge. To get to the locks from It can also be rented for private Highway 43, turn onto Mill Street functions. next to the West Linn Police Station. To walk to the McLean House Park along Mill Street, walk towards from the locks, follow Mill Street the falls, following the signs and under the Oregon City/West Linn using the pedestrian walkway and Bridge and follow the path that runs stairs down to the locks. Be alert to along the river.

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7 Another day, another Walking Tour: The Historic Bolton Walking Tour in West Linn takes walkers through four riverside parks (Burnside, Maddax Woods, McLean and Westbridge), past Willamette Falls, the Oregon City/West Linn 1-800-424-3002 bridge and views of the largest blue www.MtHoodTerritory.com heron rookery in the Portland metro area (Goat Island), and covers more Front cover illustration, back cover than 150 years of Bolton’s history. illustration and shoe illustrations Walking guides are available by the by Elizabeth Rocchia trailhead sign near the spray pool in Graphic design by Hammerle Park on Willamette Falls Brian Jelgerhuis 503.656.8263 Drive (Hwy. 43) and Lewis Street.

Walking 2013 INSIDE v07.indd 1 7/9/13 10:38:29 AM he Willamette Neighborhood Association (WNA) is the largest of ten active neighborhood associations in West Linn. Members of the T WNA help run events and projects such as: the West Linn Old Time Fair and Parade, the Holiday Parade, Farmer’s Market, Willamette Historic Main Street, Willamette Walking Tour Brochure and the Willamette Project. The WNA continues to work with the city to keep West Linn a unique, charming, and safe place to live. In addition to these projects and events, in 2008, the Willamette Neighborhood Association formed a committee to celebrate the Centennial of Willamette’s 1908 © 2013 incorporation as a city. (Willamette was annexed to the city of West Linn ca. 1916.) As part of the centennial celebration, the history of Willamette came alive for one evening through a reenactment play called The Willamette Living History Tour. In this interactive play, costumed tour guides and characters help transport guests back to the Willamette of 1908. The entire Historic District is involved in making this reenactment a success. It has been brought back each year and continues to grow in popularity. In 2013, the script was updated to the year 1913 in celebration of the West Linn Centennial. The play is presented the third Saturday in September of each year. For event information and tickets, visit www.willamettelivinghistory.org Due to the growing interest in the preservation of West Linn’s heritage, a group of West Linn residents is currently working toward the establishment of a West Linn Historical Society. For more information about this, the WNA and any of West Linn’s programs, please visit the city website at www.westlinnoregon.gov or contact the WNA at [email protected]

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