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	Vanport, Oregon
		In "The Vanport Flood and its Impact on the
		from CS Vanport was constructed originally to house the massive number of shipyard workers streaming into Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA to work in the shipyards.
		Vanport was a contraction of Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR (which is across the Columbia River from Vancouver).
	freepages.history.rootsweb.com /~cchouk/vanport (1029 words)

	Vanport, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vanport was a public housing project located in Multnomah County, Oregon between the contemporary Portland city boundary and the Columbia River, constructed in 1943 to house the workers at the wartime shipyards in Portland and Vancouver, Washington.
		Because it was a federal project, it had no rules barring residence based on race, and was the largest unsegregated community in the state of Oregon at the time.
		The Vanport Extension Center refused to close after this disaster, reopened in downtown Portland to be called by a national magazine "The College that Wouldn't Die", and became Portland State University.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanport,_Oregon (269 words)

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		During the war, the population of Vanport eventually came to be 42,000, making it the largest war housing project in the country and the second largest city in Oregon.
		Being that Vanport was built extremely quickly during the war, the stability and sustainability of the housing structures were not deeply thought about.
		Vanport was built to be a temporary community, which would be remolded after the war.
	web.pdx.edu /~sslater/popvanport.doc (498 words)

	The Vanport Flood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Vanport, the 2nd largest city in Oregon and the largest public housing project in the nation was flooded when a dike holding back the Columbia River gave way at 4:05 p.m.
		Vanport was an early model of integration, but on Memorial Day 1948 most of the 5,000 African Americans relocated to the Albania district.
		Vanport City was headed by a city manager who, assisted by a staff of about 600 people, ran departments which handled rent, inspections, maintenance, accounting, property management, and special social services.
	www.universitypark.org /vanport (3692 words)

	.: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. Archives
		Vanport was 15 feet below the river level, protected only by levees, and by late that May the Columbia was eight feet over flood stage and rising.
		Vanport's flimsy construction wasn't meant to last, and it was no match for the flood, which moved buildings around like wine corks.
		All that's left of Vanport today is its legacy, plus a few artifacts that work their way to the surface and occasional gatherings of former residents who get together and remember back to that Sunday when...
	www.gazettetimes.com /articles/2005/09/04/news/oregon/state09.txt (803 words)

	portland imc - 2001.07.13 - Direct Action Halts Eagle Creek Cut
		Oregon sawmills are declining to buy and process wood from the hotly contested Eagle timber sales in the Mount Hood National Forest, fearing they will become targets of violence like the firebombing of three logging trucks working the Eagle sales in June.
		Vanport and the Forest Service did not disclose the withdrawal of buyers so as not to embolden whoever is responsible for the arson, which caused $50,000 in damage to the logging trucks.
		Vanport bid so much for the timber the company cannot now sell it at a lower price that allows buyers to pay for extra security for their equipment and sawmills, they said.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2001/07/2314.shtml (1022 words)

	HAP - About Us - Glimpses from the Past
		When Vanport City was swept away by a raging Columbia River six years later, it served as a grim reminder of human frailty in the path of the unleashed forces of nature.
		Vanport City had its own police [The Vanport police department was really a special division of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Department] and fire departments.
		Vanport officials coordinated an army of private and public agencies which volunteered to serve the needs of Vanport City residents.
	www.hapdx.org /About/glimpses.html (4670 words)

	The Shaping Forces - Historical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The completion of the Oregon Trail was a confluent event, as it made it possible for a large number of settlers to move west to Oregon, establishing America's land claim a third way in disputes with the English.
		Vanport, a housing project in north Portland, was at the time the largest housing project in the United States and perhaps the world.
		Vanport, the state's second largest city at the time, at no local government and had the largest urban non-white population in Oregon's history.
	www.reachone.net /~carltown/porthis1.htm (4828 words)

	Abstract Detail \| GRACe ~ Gendering Research Across the Campuses \| Washington State University
		Vanport City was a combined effort by the federal government and the private sector to respond to economic and social forces unique to the wartime situation.
		However the community of Vanport was short-lived, and preliminary research indicates that it deteriorated rapidly once the symbolic support for its existence disappeared.
		The concept of community is central to this project as it investigates the elements of communication in the built environment and public culture that supported the efforts of women to both fulfill their patriotic duties on the production line and to care for their families.
	libarts.wsu.edu /GRACe/symposia/detail.asp?id=22 (746 words)

	Posts tagged with vanport \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Built by shipbuilder Henry Kaiser during World War II to accommodate his workers, Vanport was the first Oregon city to house fl Americans in significant numbers.
		The city of Vanport was destroyed by a flood in 1948, displacing more than 18,000 citizens.
		Although the city was never rebuilt, Vanport was Oregon's catalyst into racial integration and enlightenment.
	www.metafilter.com /tags/vanport (87 words)

	Lewis and Clark's Columbia River - Vanport City, the 1948 Vanport Flood, and the Vanport Wetlands
		At one time Oregon's second largest city, called the "Miracle City", existed between the Columbia River on the north, the Columbia Slough on the south, Denver Avenue (Interstate 5) on the east, and the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks and Smith Lake on the west.
		This city was called "Vanport City", a name derived from the two cities on either side of it, Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
		The construction of Vanport City began in 1942 as "temporary housing" for World War II workers in the shipyards, and often was referred to as "Kaiserville" after Henry Kaiser, owner of the areas largest shipyards.
	englishriverwebsite.com /LewisClarkColumbiaRiver/Regions/Places/vanport.html (695 words)

	Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Oregon is one of two schools the Vikings have defeated (56-54, 1997).
		The Nike Vanport Invitational is sponsored by the ODS Companies and honors the legacy of the city of Vanport and the early days of Vanport College (now PSU), as well as historically fl colleges of the southeast.
		Vanport College was founded in 1946 and with the intent of serving many of Vanport's residents.
	www.goviks.com /release.asp?PRINTER=1&RELEASE_ID=64 (2103 words)

	vanport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Vanport was really never meant to be a permanent city.
		The city of Vanport included 9,942 individual housing units, 700 apartment buildings and 17 multiple dwelling units.
		The entire city of Vanport is literally destroyed by the flood.
	www.supercarsunlimited.com /pirbrackets/history/vanport/vanport.htm (253 words)

	AFT-Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In May of 1952, Dr. Snow called the presidents of the six AFT locals in Oregon to convene on May 24 at the Labor Temple in Salem to plan the first convention of the new state federation, which was yet to be chartered.
		May Darling, a member of Local 111, was appointed to the Standing Committee of Education of the AFL and presented a “Report on the Standing Committee on Education” during the Seaside Convention of the AFL in June of 1952.
		A constitution was adopted, with delegates noting that the name on the AFT charter, Oregon State Federation of Teachers, differed from the name adopted in the constitution.
	www.aft-oregon.org /history.html (1236 words)

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		Vanport, Oregon’s formerly second largest city and the largest public housing project in the nation was flooded “when a dike holding back the Columbia River gave way at 4:05 p.m.
		Vanport, was named as a combination of its surrounding cities, Vancouver and Portland.
		At one time, there were as many as 80,000 people living in Vanport (University Park, 2.) The city was complete “with schools, a hospital, theater and markets.” After World War II ended, people slowly began to move away.
	web.pdx.edu /~bahareh/ezine/vanport-vinh.html (323 words)

	TriMet: News Release - Interstate MAX Long Bridge wins new name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Vanport Bridge was the overwhelming choice by people voting to rename Interstate MAX's Long Bridge in a contest held by TriMet.
		The bridge will be dedicated as Vanport Bridge in a ceremony on May 30th, the 55th anniversary of a flood that washed away the city of Vanport.
		Vanport was located in the area between 1942 and 1948.
	www.trimet.org /news/archives/2003/apr0310.htm (312 words)

	Vanport Group, Lumber Trading Company, 28590 SE Wally Road Boring, OR 97009 USA. 503-663-4466 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Located east of Portland, Oregon, Vanport has grown from its 1967 sawmill roots into a multifaceted manufacturing, import / export, and international business consulting firm.
		Vanport International exports lumber products from North America, Western Europe and Russia to Asia, and imports lumber products into North America from Western Europe, Russia and Asia.
		Vanport International is also a major importer of Canadian lumber into the USA.
	www.vanport-intl.com /intl_usa.htm (93 words)

	Vanport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Vanport was a public housing project located in Multnomah County, Oregon between the...
		During World War II, a planned development named Vanport, was constructed to the north of this section between the city limits and the Columbia River, and grew to be the second largest city in Oregon...
		Vanport City was a federal housing project built on 650 acres along the banks of the Columbia River...
	mississippiflood.fauxfloods.com /vanportmpv (762 words)

	Vanport International, Inc. Jobs in Boring Oregon 97009 - Jobdango
		Vanport Manufacturing is the original lumber manufacturing operation from which sprung Vanport International, a lumber trading company.
		Vanport Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanport International based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
		Vanport International deal with various lumber products and building materials, for both import and export to and from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
	www.jobdango.com /af/kptv/jobseekers/employersprofile.asp?EmployerID=5396 (226 words)

	Oregon Magazine
		In the case of racism in Oregon the white race cannot be painted with universal guilt, as Mr.
		Oregon's racist Democrats of the 1920's were the direct descendants of the people who designed the Stars and Bars.
		When Vanport reverted to its original wetland status that memorable day you described so well “Doc” Hawes got out a boat and cruised the streets (in it) making sure his not so well heeled and isolated customers got their medicine delivered until the water went down.
	oregonmag.com /OregonRacismTrib.htm (7875 words)

	Rayson Craft Boats
		By 1944, Vanport had the second highest population in Oregon.
		Just west of Vanport was an earth and sand dike that the railroad track was on.
		Vanport was flooded by the rising waters of Smith Lake.
	www.raysoncraftboats.com /about.htm (657 words)

	Vanport Resources Next Knowledge On The Subject Of Vanport Notification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Vanport, Oregon Impact of Vanport Flood Remembered at PCC March 1998 PORTLAND -- The flood responsible for wiping an entire city off of the map in Portland nearly 50 years ago is being remembered at...
		Vanport: The Survivors Tale Premiering tomorrow afternoon at the Hollywood Theatre is Vanport: The Survivors Tale: Students from Portland Public Schools with mentors from Portlan[d]'s Creative...
		EventsEncyclopediaLocalitiesCompaniesSurnamesShop Vanport, Oregon Vanport, Oregon in the news Vanport was a public housing project located between the contemporary Portland, Oregon city boundary and...
	mississippiflood1993.shamfloods.com /vanportjic (789 words)

	Portland State University Archives
		The majority are of the early Vanport days and include Vanport photos of the 1948 Memorial Day flood, the Vanport and Oregon Ship campuses, Dr. Stephen Epler, founder of PSU, and Dr. Jean Black, first librarian.
		According to Oregon state laws, these public records are open unless such use would violate the privacy of individuals under the Federal Privacy Act or Oregon law.
		Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 166-30-016 mandates the each state agency designate a Records Officer who oversees the appropriate retention and disposition of all public records.
	www.lib.pdx.edu /services/archives (558 words)

	Portland State University: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The University was established as the Vanport Extension Center in 1946.
		PSU struggled for the next couple of decades under the ruling that no university or college in Oregon could duplicate the programs offered by another, with grandfathered (grandfathered: in the united states, a grandfather clause is an exception which allows something pre-existing...
		PSU differs from the other universities in Oregon (Oregon: A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) partially because it attracts a student body older than other universities.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/portland_state_university (806 words)

	A veritable flood of information awaits \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		April 18, 2005 9:39 AM Vanport was once Oregon's 2nd largest town.
		Not all was lost in the flood: the educational facilities, aka Vanport college were soon housed in downtown Portland, where they began their new life as my graduate alma mater, Portland State University.
		One other thing is that a lot of the students at Vanport College were fl, and PSU has maintained a strong african-american heritage to this day.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/41310 (921 words)

	Portland State Office of Marketing & Communications \| News Release Archive
		The Vanport flood of Memorial Day 1948 washed away the Center, but Dr. Epler made sure that it was re-established.
		Despite opposition from organizations throughout Oregon, Dr. Epler fought to keep the Center operating, to make it a permanent two-year institution in 1949 and to transform it into Portland State College, a four-year school, in 1955.
		The University's position in Oregon's economic and cultural center allows for deep community engagement and the creation of partnerships with hundreds of organizations throughout the region - partnerships that give PSU students valuable learning opportunities as they solve real-world problems of business and community.
	www.marketing.pdx.edu /news.php?id=542 (789 words)

	GoViks.com
		The University's position in the heart of Oregon's economic and cultural center enables PSU students and faculty to apply scholarly theory to the real-world problems of business and community organizations.
		The University was established as the Vanport Extension Center in 1946, and in 1952, following the Vanport Flood, the Center moved to downtown Portland.
		Professor Christina Hulbe and a team of international scientists were the first to discover the link between climate warming and the recent break-up of a 2,000-year-old ice mass on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
	www.goviks.com /info/campus/index.asp?PRINTER=1 (846 words)

	Vanport Construction
		Employer Henry Kaiser purchased 650 acres of marshy pasture, slough, and truck farm on the Columbia Slough to resolve the problem.
		Vanport College enrolled 1,924 students its first year, established a school newspaper (now PSU's Vanguard), and drew national attention for its veteran-college partnership.
		Vanport was the nation's largest public housing project, and among Oregon's largest cities.
	www.ccrh.org /comm/slough/vpconstruc.htm (485 words)

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