By Wikipedia Oregon City is the first city in the United States incorporated west of the Rockies. It is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,754; a more recent estimate has the population at 28,964. Known in recent decades as the site of several large paper mills on the Willamette River, the city played a significant role in the early history of the Oregon Country. It was established by Dr. John McLoughlin in 1829 near the confluence of the Clackamas River with the Willamette to take advantage of the power of Willamette Falls to run a lumber mill. During the 1840s and 1850s it was the destination for those wanting to file land claims after traveling the Oregon Trail. It was the capital of the Oregon Territory from its establishment in 1848 until 1851 and rivaled Portland for early supremacy in the area. The center of the city retains part of its historic character through the preservation of houses and other buildings from the era of the city's founding.
Many historical buildings have been preserved in Oregon City, including McLoughlin's Georgian home and the Ermatinger House from 1845. The Stevens Crawford Museum is a 1908 structure with 15 furnished rooms, many with their original fittings, as the house was used as a home continuously until 1968. Other museums include the Museum of the Oregon Territory and the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center , with costumed "living history" guides. The city archives also include the incorporation plat for the city of San Francisco.
By Wikipedia Beavercreek is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, located four miles southeast of Oregon City. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name "Beaver Creek" was first used for a school district in this area in the early 1850s. It was named for the creek that flows through the community and into the Willamette River. A post office operated under various names in the locality until 1922, when the name was changed to Beavercreek, the form still used today. Beavercreek's ZIP Code is 97004. During the height of her skating career, Tonya Harding and former husband Jeff Gillooly owned a ranch there. [1] The community is served by Beavercreek Elementary School, which is part of the Oregon City School District. The majority of middle school and high school students attend school in Oregon City (although Oregon City High School is located halfway between Oregon City and Beavercreek). [2] Some grade school, middle school and high school students living in the outskirts of Beavercreek (portions of Upper Highland and Lower Highland) attend school in Colton, Oregon, as part of the Colton School District. [3] In the summer of 2006, the citizens of Beavercreek voted to become Oregon's first hamlet quasi-government. A final hearing by the board of county commissioners on the formation of the hamlet took place in September, 2006, and officially recognized the community as the Hamlet of Beavercreek. [4] The Hamlet holds monthly Board meetings at the Beavercreek Grange hall, except for quarterly Town Hall meetings in December, March, June, and September which may be held at other locations to accommodate attendance.