1948 Vanport Flood

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dam
gptkbp:affects African American community
gptkbp:aftermath led to changes in Portland housing policy
gptkbp:casualties at least 15 deaths
gptkbp:causedBy Columbia River levee breach
gptkbp:date May 30, 1948
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Vanport_city
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 18,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1948 Vanport Flood
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vanport,_Oregon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Columbia_River
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
World War II housing
gptkbp:significance largest housing loss in Oregon history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Willamette_River,_Portland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6