1846 Drawing of Oregon City

1846 Drawing of Oregon City

This is an 1846 illustration of Oregon City and Falls that depicts early Oregon settlements from the same time period in which David and Letitia arrived in Oregon. Image featuring a town alongside a riverbed. In the center of the river are several islands and a figure in a canoe; the river bends in two directions as it winds along forests into the distance. To the left is the settlement with a cleared path and a man on an ox-drawn cart. One of the buildings has a waterwheel; several of the trees have been felled and their stumps are visible. The image is annotated at the bottom, “Oregon City & Falls 1846” and on the verso, “Oregon City January 1846 The American Village on the River Willamette looking towards the falls of the same River.” While they did not stay in Oregon City, its proximity to Benton County and similarity in settlement and timeline give us a visual of what Benton County and surrounding settlement communities would have looked like.

Sir Henry James Warre

LCLP

1846

Bob Zybach

Copyright: Sir Henry James Warre

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Drawing

HP-46

Oregon City, Oregon