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Willamette Mission State Park

State park in Oregon, United States

Summary

State park in Oregon, United States

Field	Value
name	Willamette Mission State Park
alt_name
photo	Willamette Mission Ghost Houses.JPG
photo_width	250
photo_caption	A "ghost structure" marks the location of the mission
map	Oregon#USA
map_width	220
map_caption	[10991 Wheatland Rd NE
Gervais, OR 97026](https://www.google.com/maps/place/10991+Wheatland+Rd+NE,+Gervais,+OR+97026/@45.0758966,-123.0529639,2831m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x5495512dec565959:0x63f1c3de422de468!8m2!3d45.075481!4d-123.05076)
type	Public, state
location	Marion County, Oregon
nearest_city	Gervais
coords
coords_ref
area	1680 acre
founder	Rev. Jason Lee
free_label	Designated
free_data	May 24, 1982
created	October 6, 1834
operator	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
visitation_num	~280,000
visitation_ref
status	Open all year
embedded	{{Infobox NRHP
embed	yes
name	Willamette Station Site, Methodist Mission in Oregon
district_map	Marion County Oregon Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gervais Highlighted.svg
map_caption	City of Gervias, Oregon Marion County
area	~6 Acres
built	18341836
architect	Rev. Jason Lee, Missionary
architecture	Unhewn log
Wood slablap roof
added	August 1, 1984
refnum	84003040

Gervais, OR 97026](https://www.google.com/maps/place/10991+Wheatland+Rd+NE,+Gervais,+OR+97026/@45.0758966,-123.0529639,2831m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x5495512dec565959:0x63f1c3de422de468!8m2!3d45.075481!4d-123.05076) Wood slablap roof Willamette Mission State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, located about 4 mi north of Keizer adjacent to the Wheatland Ferry and east of the Willamette River. It includes Willamette Station Site, Methodist Mission in Oregon, which is listed by the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web |access-date= March 3, 2018

History

The park is the site of the Willamette Mission, established in 1834 by Jason Lee, who traveled to the area to convert Native Americans in the Oregon Country to Christianity. The missionaries built a one-room house that served as a school, chapel, hospital, and living quarters. They later added onto the house and built a barn. In September 1837, more missionaries arrived and built a blacksmith shop, granary, hospital, and a building that doubled as a school and a dining hall; the ensuing settlement became known as Mission Bottom. The mission later moved in 1840 to Salem (known then as Chemeketa). In a flood in 1861, the mission site was extensively damaged, and the Willamette River changed its course. The mission site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Willamette Station Site, Methodist Mission in Oregon". A "ghost structure" marks the location of the mission.{{cite web | access-date= February 26, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120325230132/http://www.oregonstateparks.org/images/pdf/wm.pdf
| archive-date= 2012-03-25

Details

Located along the east bank of the Willamette River, the 1680 acre park contains 8 mi of hiking trails along the river. The park is home to what might be the largest black cottonwood in the United States. The Willamette Mission Cottonwood was designated an Oregon Heritage Tree by the Oregon Heritage Tree Committee.

References

{{cite gnis
"History{{hyphen}}FAQ Willamette Mission State Park {{hyphen}} Oregon State Parks". Oregon Parks and Recreation.
{{NRISref. 2008a
"Willamette Station Site, Methodist Mission in Oregon". National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service.
Haight, Abby. White water, wild winds: The recreation is exceptional. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', September 30, 2007.
"Champion Tree Information: Cottonwood". Oregon Department of Forestry.
(Spring 2007). "National Register of Big Trees". [[American Forests]].
"Willamette Mission Cottonwood". Oregon Travel Information Council.

Wikipedia Source

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