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
Champoeg (Kalapuyan place name) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former town
historic site
causeOfDestruction flood
coordinateLocation 45.248°N 122.885°W
country United States
dateOfDestruction 1861
dateOfFounding 1840s
governingBody Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Place
hasLandUse state park
hasMemorial Champoeg Pioneer Memorial
monument to the 1843 vote
hasNearbyFeature French Prairie
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
linked to: Oregon Country

Provisional Government of Oregon period
languageOfToponym Kalapuyan
linked to: Kalapuya
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Oregon
Willamette Valley
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Marion County, Oregon
locatedNear Willamette River
namedAfter Champoeg (Kalapuyan place name)
linked to: Champoeg, Oregon
nearestCity Newberg, Oregon
St. Paul, Oregon
NRHPListingDate 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000725
NRHPType historic district
originalInhabitants Kalapuya people
partOf Champoeg State Heritage Area
Champoeg State Park
significance early political center in the Willamette Valley
significantEvent 1843 vote to form a provisional government
1861 Willamette River flood
Champoeg Meetings
Formation of the Provisional Government of Oregon
tourism heritage tourism site

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Champoeg District namedAfter Champoeg, Oregon
Champoeg District hasCapital Champoeg, Oregon
Champoeg, Oregon namedAfter Champoeg (Kalapuyan place name)
linked to: Champoeg, Oregon