Mildred A. Schwab collection, circa 1970-1991

Oregon.

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Portland (Or.).

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Portland, Oregon, began as a clearing on the west bank of the Willamette River in 1844. The new city was incorporated in 1851 and prospered because of its advantageous location near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, among other factors. Its growth was spurred by flourishing agriculture in the Willamette Valley, the California gold rush, the Indian wars of the 1850s, and gold discoveries in eastern Oregon and Idaho in the 1860s. By the Civil War, Portland was the ...

Schwab, Mildred A.,

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Schwab, Mildred A., 1917-1999.

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Mildred Schwab was an attorney and Portland (Or.) City Commissioner for 14 years, beginning Jan 1, 1973. She also served on the Port of Portland Commission from February 1987 to May 1991. From the description of Mildred A. Schwab collection, circa 1970-1991. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 769050674 From the guide to the Mildred A. Schwab collection, circa 1970-1991, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Port of Portland (Or.)

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With improvements to navigation on the Columbia, Willamette, and Snake rivers and rail lines converging on Portland, Or., the city's harbor became an important shipping point. The Port of Portland, which was created by the Oregon Legislature in 1891, and the Commission of Public Docks, which was created by the City of Portland in 1910, generally operated in tandem, each with a different focus. The Port of Portland took responsibility for deepening and maintaining shipping channels, constructing ...