A history of the towns and landings on the Willamette River that were serviced by steamboats prior to the advent of railroads. Includes an index of almost 200 landings, as compiled by Capt. Arthur Riggs in 1940. Howard McKinley Corning (1896-1977) was a poet and historian. During the 1930s he served as an editor and supervisor for the Oregon Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration, the work for which led to his writing of both this book (1947) and A Dictionary of Oregon History (1956).

Cities and towns Oregon Willamette River Region History, Ghost towns Oregon, History, Local history, Oregon, River life Oregon Willamette River Region History, United States, Oregon Migration, Internal, Willamette River (Or.), Willamette River Region (Or.) History, Local, Willamette Valley (Or.) Population

Wilderness River The Lower Willamette and the Towns That Grew Preludes of Sail and Steam Lost Towns of Willamette Falls Linn City, Terminal of Commerce Hugh Burns's Multnomah City Clackamas City Above the Rapids Canemah, "The Canoe Place" Wheat Ports of the Middle River Butteville of Yesterday Old Champoeg Fairfield Landing Wheatland at Matheny's Ferry Lincoln, Metropolis of Wheat Towns of the Middle and Upper Willamette Paddle Wheels and Smoke Plumes Trade Towns of Yesterday Eola, the Town that Was Cincinnati The Red Kilns of Buena Vista Orleans in Indian Country The Ferry Hamlet of Burlington Booneville on the Old Channel The Early Trade Center of Peoria Lancaster, Fightin'est Town on the River Other Landings of a Bygone Day The Port of Springville Old Oswego and the Lower Tualatin Lafayette and the Towns of the Yamhill Ray's and Fulquartz Landings Still Flows the River As the Years Turn : A Later Look

"Research for this book was begun by the WPA Oregon Writers' Project in 1936."

"Research for this book was begun by the WPA Oregon Writers' Project in 1936."