Lewis and Clark's Columbia River
Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"North Portland Harbor, Oregon"
Includes ... North Portland Harbor ... "Oregon Slough" ... "Haydens Slough" ... Hayden Island ... Tomahawk Island ... Streetcar Trestle ...
Image, 2013, North Portland Harbor from Interstate 5, Oregon, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor, looking downstream, as seen from Interstate 5, Oregon. View from moving car. Image taken January 11, 2013.


North Portland Harbor ...
The North Portland Harbor is the official name of the channel which separates Hayden Island and Tomahawk Island from the mainland Oregon. It is crossed by the Interstate 5 and the Burlington Northern Railroad. Throughout history North Portland Harbor has had other names, including the "Oregon Slough" and "Hayden's Slough". In 1913 the U.S. Board of Geographic Names made "North Portland Harbor" the official name.

Views ...

Image, 2008, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor towards Hayden Island. Image taken September 14, 2008.
Image, 2008, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor towards Hayden Island. Image taken September 14, 2008.
Image, 2008, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Float tubes, North Portland Harbor. Image taken September 14, 2008.
Image, 2006, North Portland Harbor, from Tomahawk Island, Oregon, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor, from Tomahawk Island, Portland, Oregon. The Interstate 5 is in the background. Image taken July 1, 2006.
Image, 2006, Tomahawk Island, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Chalet, Tomahawk Island houseboat, North Portland Harbor. Image taken July 1, 2006.
Image, 2006, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor, Portland, Oregon. Pilings in the foreground are remains of streetcar trestle. View from Lotus Isle Park. Image taken July 1, 2006.
Image, 2006, Bridgeton-Faloma, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		View across North Portland Harbor towards Bridgeton (Faloma), Portland, Oregon. View from Lotus Isle Park, Tomahawk Island, looking towards Bridgeton (Faloma), Oregon, with the old streetcar trestle in the foreground. Image taken July 1, 2006.
Image, 2008, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor, Houseboats and Boathouses. Image taken September 14, 2008.
Image, 2008, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		North Portland Harbor. Image taken September 14, 2008.


North Portland Harbor, etc.

  • Old Streetcar Trestle ...


Old Streetcar Trestle ...
Pilings from an old 700-foot trestle that once carried streetcars from Portland to Tomahawk Island can still be seen in North Portland Harbor. This "Vancouver Street Car" let passengers off at the Lotus Isle Depot, at the entrance to Lotus Isle Amusement Park. A good view of the remaining pilings can be had from the east side of today's Lotus Isle Park on Tomahawk Island, or from the end of the road at Bridgeton. .

"... BY STREET CAR -- Vancouver car anywhere in city; get off at Lotus Isle Depot. You're at the gates. ..." ["PDXHistory.com" website, 2006, Newspaper ad from June 27, 1930]

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Image, 2019, North Portland Harbor, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Old Streetcar Trestle, North Portland Harbor, as seen from Bridgeton, Oregon. Image taken March 24, 2019.


From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

Clark, November 4, 1805 ...



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*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003

Sources:
  • Portland Parks and Recreation website, 2006;
  • U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database, 2006;


All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.
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