Milwaukie: Clackamas Co - 21st at Washington
Milwaukie sits between the Willamette River and Portland’s southern suburbs in northwestern Oregon, a riverside position that first made it a transport and milling community and now ties it closely to the Portland metro area. Founded in 1849 by shipbuilder Lot Whitcomb, the city adopted the spelling of Wisconsin’s Milwaukee with the distinctive final “ie.” Its compact downtown is organized around Main Street and nearby Washington Street, while the riverfront is lined with public parks and paths. The MAX Orange Line links Milwaukie with Portland and Oak Grove, adding light rail to an area long shaped by river traffic, rail corridors and neighbourhood-scale commercial streets. Mature trees, low-rise districts and the broad Willamette Valley give the city a recognizably Pacific Northwest character.
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Milwaukie occupies the east bank of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, immediately south of Portland. Established in 1847 by steamboat builder Lot Whitcomb, the community developed as a river town before becoming part of the Portland metropolitan area. Its best-known contribution to American horticulture is the Bing cherry: Seth Lewelling introduced the variety in Milwaukie in 1875 and named it for Ah Bing, a Chinese foreman who worked in his orchard. Downtown centers on Main Street and the riverfront, while Kellogg Creek and Kellogg Lake add a quieter waterside element. Browse other webcams across Oregon to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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