| Milwaukie
Ecosystem
Plan
Memories
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Courtesy of Portland
Parks Bureau |
Taken with a digital
camera, Courtesy of A.G. Flynn.
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| Johnson Creek
begins near Cottrell, Oregon in the foothills of the Cascade
Mountains. It flows westward through the city of Gresham
and through the many neighborhoods that make up Southeast
Portland. Johnson Creek ends its 26-mile path in Milwaukie
where it merges with the Willamette River. |
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Courtesy of Milwaukie Historical Society |
Courtesy of Milwaukie Historical Society |
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| In the mid-1800s pioneers migrated to the west coast and into Oregon Territory in search of their dreams. Oregon had a great deal to offer: vast forests, beautiful rivers and streams, and an abundance of wildlife and arable land. Lot Whitcomb was one of the many pioneers to arrive in Oregon with visions of grandeur. In 1848, he established the town of Milwaukie, which he named after Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a town he once visited and admired.
By the 1800s, many cities began to develop along the creek's banks. Gresham joined Milwaukie in 1850. At the turn of the century, neighborhoods like Westmoreland, Eastmoreland, Sellwood and Lents flourished.
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