Champoeg, Oregon
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Champoeg is a former town in the U.S. state of Oregon. Now a ghost town, it was an important settlement in the Willamette Valley in the early 1840s. Located halfway between Oregon City and Salem, it w
Museum at the state heritage area
Location near neighboring cities
The 1901 monument in Champoeg marking the spot where the first American government on the Pacific Coast was organized.
A stake marks the former location of a street corner in Champoeg.
French Prairie
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French Prairie is located in Marion County, Oregon, United States, in the Willamette Valley between the Willamette River and the Pudding River, north of Salem. The prairie area roughly corresponds to
Champoeg, Oregon
…of the first provisional government of the Oregon Country. The town site is on the south bank of the Willamette River in northern Marion County, on French Prairie, approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Newberg. The town is now part of Champoeg State Heritage Area, an Oregon state park. The Champoeg State Park…
Looking northeast toward Mount Hood (left)
Road signage historical marker (summer 2022) for the Willamette Trading Post
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in St. Paul