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Wikipedia: Orient, Oregon
Wikipedia: Orient, Oregon
Orient, Oregon, is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.[1] The community is centered at SE Orient Drive at 302nd Avenue, near Gresham, which is the rough location of the former Orient Post Office.[2]
The area was home to the Orient Mill, a steam-driven sawmill founded by Andrew MacKinnon, an 1880 Scottish immigrant. MacKinnon's wife, Miyo Iwakoshi, was the first Japanese citizen to settle in Oregon.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient,_Oregon (Accessed: May 4, 2022)
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
For me, there is a lot to unpack in Orient. I lived there from 2013 to 2017, some of the best and worst days of my life, though the bad stuff had nothing to do with the location! My youngest went to the school pictured below, in fact, and it was a very good school at the time!
For me, there is a lot to unpack in Orient. I lived there from 2013 to 2017, some of the best and worst days of my life, though the bad stuff had nothing to do with the location! My youngest went to the school pictured below, in fact, and it was a very good school at the time!
This was the period I was also the most active on my work on the Columbia River Highway (at least the first round of work!) and since old Highway 26 ran just near my home, I'd always taken quite a few pictures of the area to put up, knowing I'd get to the Mt. Hood Loop eventually!
This was the period I was also the most active on my work on the Columbia River Highway (at least the first round of work!) and since old Highway 26 ran just near my home, I'd always taken quite a few pictures of the area to put up, knowing I'd get to the Mt. Hood Loop eventually!
I am sticking Boring, Oregon under this page since, while Boring got the trains, Orient got the highway. There is a bit more town, though, left at Boring than at Orient now, and much of Orient has a Boring, Oregon address (97009).
I am sticking Boring, Oregon under this page since, while Boring got the trains, Orient got the highway. There is a bit more town, though, left at Boring than at Orient now, and much of Orient has a Boring, Oregon address (97009).
Finally, the history of Orient is really about the early Japaneese community here and in east Multnomah County. Some of this is covered in the link below, and much more is covered in a couple of books by the late Clarence E. Mershon, who's writings were so incredibly invaluable researching the history of the Columbia River Highway. Eventually, after more research, I hope to have a lot more to add to this page and, perhaps, more involved with Orient.
Finally, the history of Orient is really about the early Japaneese community here and in east Multnomah County. Some of this is covered in the link below, and much more is covered in a couple of books by the late Clarence E. Mershon, who's writings were so incredibly invaluable researching the history of the Columbia River Highway. Eventually, after more research, I hope to have a lot more to add to this page and, perhaps, more involved with Orient.
The West Orient Middle School in Orient, Oregon
Photo by Visitor7, June 14, 2013
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The country store in Orient, Oregon
Photo by Visitor7, June 14, 2013
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orient_Country_Store.jpg
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