Champoeg, Oregon

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Champoeg, Oregon is a historic former town and site in the Willamette Valley known as the birthplace of Oregon’s provisional government in the 1840s.

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Champoeg, Oregon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former town
historic site
causeOfDestruction flood
coordinateLocation 45.248°N 122.885°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfDestruction 1861
dateOfFounding 1840s
governingBody Oregon Parks and Recreation Department NERFINISHED
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Place NERFINISHED
hasLandUse state park
hasMemorial Champoeg Pioneer Memorial NERFINISHED
monument to the 1843 vote
hasNearbyFeature French Prairie NERFINISHED
hasReconstruction pioneer-style buildings
visitor center
hasRecreationalFeature bicycle paths
campground
disc golf course
hiking trails
picnic areas
hasSettlementType river port
trading center
hasTheme early Oregon governance
pioneer history
heritageStatus birthplace of Oregon’s provisional government
historicalEra Oregon Country era NERFINISHED
Provisional Government of Oregon period NERFINISHED
languageOfToponym Kalapuyan NERFINISHED
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Oregon
Willamette Valley NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Marion County, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedNear Willamette River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Champoeg (Kalapuyan place name) NERFINISHED
nearestCity Newberg, Oregon NERFINISHED
St. Paul, Oregon NERFINISHED
NRHPListingDate 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000725
NRHPType historic district
originalInhabitants Kalapuya people NERFINISHED
partOf Champoeg State Heritage Area NERFINISHED
Champoeg State Park NERFINISHED
significance early political center in the Willamette Valley
significantEvent 1843 vote to form a provisional government
1861 Willamette River flood
Champoeg Meetings NERFINISHED
Formation of the Provisional Government of Oregon NERFINISHED
tourism heritage tourism site

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Champoeg District namedAfter Champoeg, Oregon
Champoeg District hasCapital Champoeg, Oregon