Willamette

[ wi-lam-it ]

/ wɪˈlæm ɪt /

noun

a river flowing N through NW Oregon into the Columbia River at Portland. About 290 miles (465 km) long.

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Words nearby Willamette

Wilkinson, will, Willa, willable, Willaert, Willamette, Willard, will-call, will contest, willed, Willem I

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By that May, Willamette Week, a local alt-weekly, had written an explosive exposé documenting a rampant drug culture.
More Bogus College Stereotypes|Kathleen Kingsbury|July 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
You will find plenty of grass from there to the Willamette Valley.
The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. IV|Various
The Willamette is navigable in high water for small steamers as far as Eugene, a hundred and thirty-eight miles above Portland.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer
It was the young Willamette runner who had been his companion on the journey down the Columbia.
The Bridge of the Gods|Frederic Homer Balch

Young started from California with 700 head of cattle and arrived in the Willamette Valley with 800 head.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
Steam communication has been established between the mouth of the Columbia and the Willamette.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various

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