Vanport City
Human settlement in Oregon, United States of America
Vanport, sometimes referred to as Vanport City or Kaiserville,[1] was a city of wartime public housing in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. It was destroyed in the 1948 Columbia River flood and not rebuilt. It sat on what is currently the site of Delta Park and the Portland International Raceway.[2]
Vanport, Oregon | |
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Former city destroyed by flood | |
 Vanport in 1943, five years before the flood | |
  Vanport, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′07″N 122°42′00″W / 45.60194°N 122.70000°W / 45.60194; -122.70000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Multnomah |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1128512[1] |
- ^ a b c "Vanport City (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ "East Delta Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
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Vanport, Oregon
Former city destroyed by flood in Oregon, United States
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Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, United States
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Former amusement park in Portland, Oregon
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