Vanport Flood of 1948

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dam
gptkbp:aftermath Vanport was never rebuilt
gptkbp:casualties at least 15 deaths
gptkbp:causedBy Columbia River levee breach
gptkbp:date May 30, 1948
gptkbp:destroyedCity gptkb:Vanport
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 18,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vanport Flood of 1948
gptkbp:impact displacement of African American community
gptkbp:legacy influenced Portland's urban development
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vanport,_Oregon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Columbia_River
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
World War II housing
gptkbp:response Red Cross relief efforts
gptkbp:significance largest flood in Oregon history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vanport
gptkb:Vanport,_Oregon
gptkb:Vanport_city
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6