Bonneville is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on Interstate 84 and the Columbia River. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the US state of Oregon, Interstate 84 travels east-west following the Columbia River and the rough path of the old Oregon Trail The Columbia River (known as Bonneville is best known as the site of Bonneville Dam. Bonneville Lock and Dam (ˈbɑnəvɪl consists of several Dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U North Bonneville, Washington is across the river. North Bonneville is a city in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
For decades before the dam was built, Bonneville was popular as a picnic spot for people living along the Columbia River between Portland and The Dalles, and the railroad company maintained an "eating house" for travelers there. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers This page is about the Oregon town For the nearby geological formation The Dalles see Celilo Falls. [1] Bonneville railroad station was named for Benjamin Bonneville, who may have been the first European American to explore Wallowa County. Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (April 14 1796 &ndash June 12 1878 was a French -born officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer A European American (Euro-American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European immigrants Wallowa County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. [1] The name "Bonneville" did not appear on maps until the late 1880s. [2] Bonneville post office was established in 1900. [1]
References
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 98. Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Oregon Historical Society (OHS is an organization that encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Lewis & Clark's Columbia River—200 Years Later: Bonneville, Oregon. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
External links
- Historic images of Bonneville, Oregon from Salem Public Library
- Bonneville, Oregon is at coordinates Coordinates:
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