Vanport, Oregon
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Vanport, sometimes referred to as Vanport City or Kaiserville, was a city of wartime public housing in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. It was destroyed in the 1948 Columbia River flood and not rebuilt. It sat on what is currently the site of Delta Park and the Portland International Raceway.
Vanport in 1943, five years before the flood
Overturned cars in the aftermath of the Vanport flood, 1948
Aerial view of the Vanport flood, looking west from North Denver Avenue on June 15, 1948
Vanport College plaque near Lincoln Hall at Portland State University
Multnomah County, Oregon
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Multnomah County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area. Though smallest in area, Multnomah County is the state's most populous county. Its county seat, Portland, is the state's largest city.
Image: Portland panorama 3
Image: Mt. Hood (Multnomah County, Oregon scenic images) (mul DA0006)
Image: Multcocourthouse
Image: Portland, OR — St. John's Bridge, view of east tower from southwest