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Oregon City

American  

noun

  1. a town in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River.


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Born in Oregon City, Ore., in 1962, she was raised with the ethos “Help your church, help your school, and be good people,” she told the Chronicle of Philanthropy last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Other notable obstacles required advance planning, such as a diversion dam they cautiously went around through a narrow passageway and the 41-foot high Willamette Falls near Oregon City.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

In mid-June she held a celebration of life for her daughter in Oregon City and encouraged those attending to wear something yellow or with butterflies in her honor.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Leia Flynn, the co-founder of Flight Club, the members-only cafe in Portland and clubhouse in Oregon City, can relate.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

It was let down stern first by a line, around a point of rocks just above the falls on the Oregon City side, since blasted away for a canal and boat channel.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

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