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Paper Plant at Willamette Falls – Then and Now (70 years later)

"Willamette Falls (2009)"     by Mark Pritchard


 
"Willamette Falls (1940)"       by Ralph Gifford

From the viewpoint on Hwy.99. at Oregon City,Oregon

I love the comparison!

The paper mill on the other side of the river was Crown Zellerbach for 60 some years. My Grandfather told me ( long ago) that when they (<- ?) were clearing the land to build the mill that children who lived in the area would get a penny a piece for arrowheads they could find. At one time this was quite the gathering place for several of the different Indian Tribes of the area. At the end of the Oregon Trail. West Linn is on the other side of the river.

Thanks for geotagging! This is what's fun about it: nearby. Can you imagine using one of those boats today?

Boone's Ferry – Then and Now (50+ years later)

"Ferries crossed the Willamette River here for 107 years carrying thousands of horses, cows, buggies, automobiles, and pedestrians. Jesse Van Bibber Boone operated the ferry until his death in 1872," at which time his widow, Elizabeth, was granted a license to operate the ferry. "The State of Oregon assumed control of the ferry during the early 1900's, and by the 1950's, a cable-drawn vessel carried up to 12 cars per crossing. Boone's Ferry was decommissioned in 1954, shortly after completion of the Boone Bridge on Interstate 5." (bridge can be seen in the background of both photographs) – oregon,com

"Boone's Ferry Landing (2007)" by Bob Nikkel


 
"Boone's Ferry (c.1954)"      by Wanda Gifford