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Oregon City is the first incorporated city west of the Mississippi. Established in 1829 by Dr. John McLoughlin as a lumber mill near Willamette Falls, it was later designated as Oregon's territorial capital. Visiting its many museums and historical buildings allows you a glimpse of pioneer life in Oregon territory.

The Clackamas County Historical Society Museum, which overlooks Willamette Falls and the Willamette River, has extensive exhibits of Clackamas county history documented in photographs and artifacts. Displays follow a time line from Indian times through fur traders, pioneers and merchants. Additional exhibits include one on America's first long distance electric transmission, which was from Willamette Falls, and an immigrant wagon fully loaded for the Oregon Trail.

The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is located on Abernethy Green, at the end of the Oregon National Historic Trail. Visitors are guided by a living history interpreter, who brings alive the journey from Missouri to Oregon through dramatization and story telling. Things to see include artifacts from pioneer days, a video presentation, and a gift shop.

The Stevens Crawford Museum is located in a 1908 classical Foursquare style house. It was owned by the original family until 1968 and much of the period furniture is still kept in the house. There are 15 furnished rooms, including a working kitchen, living room, bedrooms, dining room and a doll collection. There is also a museum area which features displays of souvenir plates, children's toys and Indian baskets.

The McLoughlin House is a Georgian style white clapboard house that was built in 1845-46 by Dr. John McLoughlin, known as the Father of Oregon. Dr. McLoughlin was a Canadian born chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, and was a firm supporter of settlers who wished Oregon to be independent from England. He is credited with starting Oregon City.

The house, which has been moved from its original riverbank location to a higher area to prevent flood damage, still has much of McLoughlin's original furniture as well as locally made furniture.. Many of the original pieces came around Cape Horn on sailing ships. Guides dressed in period clothing lead tours through the house, which is designated as a National Historic Site.

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