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Willamette Baseline
The Willamette Stone was a small stone obelisk originally installed by the Department of Interior in 1885 in the western hills of Portland, Oregon, in the United States to mark the intersection and origin of the Willamette Meridian (geography), meridian and Willamette Baseline (surveying), baseline. It replaced a cedar stake placed by the Surveyor General of the Oregon Territory in 1851; this stake defined the grid system of Section (U.S. land surveying), sections and survey township, townships from which all real property in the states of Oregon and Washington (state), Washington has been measured following the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850. The Willamette meridian runs north–south, and the Willamette baseline runs east–west through the marker. The easternmost northeast corner of Washington County, Oregon, Washington County is sited on the marker. History The location of the obelisk is now indicated by a stainless steel marker in Willamette Stone State Heritage Site, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willamette Stone, In Western Portland, OrR
Willamette ( ), from the Clackamas people, Clackamas language of the Columbia River, Oregon, can refer to: A toponym of the U.S. state of Oregon: * Willamette River, a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon * Willamette Valley, a region in northwest Oregon that surrounds the Willamette River ** Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon wine region ** Willamette Valley (ecoregion), an area that includes the Willamette Valley and adjacent parts of Washington * Willamette, Oregon, an unincorporated community that is now part of West Linn * Willamette National Forest, a National Forest in western Oregon * Willamette Falls, a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn * Willamette Meteorite, a meteorite that was discovered in Oregon * Willamette Pass Resort, a ski area in the Cascade Range of Oregon * Willamette Stone, survey marker in Oregon * Willamette Cattle Company, a company formed in Oregon in 1837 to buy cattle in California * Willamette Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |