Oregon’s oldest incorporated city turns 180 years old

Oregon’s oldest incorporated city turns 180 years old

Christmas Eve marks the 180th anniversary of the incorporation of Oregon City, making it the first city to be formally recognized in the Pacific Northwest.Situated at the base of Willamette Falls, it had long been an important fishing and gathering spot for several local Indigenous tribes.By 1829, Dr. John McLoughlin of the Hudson’s Bay Company laid out a two-square-mile claim near the falls and encouraged white traders, missionaries and emigran…