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Museum of the Oregon Territory

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Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Museum of the Oregon Territory
Phone:
+1 503-655-5574

Hours:
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday10:30am - 4:30pm
Friday10:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday10:30am - 4:30pm


Champoeg is a former town in the U.S. state of Oregon. Now a ghost town, it was an important settlement in the Willamette Valley in the early 1840s. Located halfway between Oregon City and Salem, it was the site of the first provisional government of the Oregon Country. The town site is on the south bank of the Willamette River in northern Marion County, approximately 5 mi southeast of Newberg. The town is now part of Champoeg State Heritage Area, an Oregon state park. The Champoeg State Park Historic Archeological District is within the heritage area. The name Champoeg comes from the Kalapuyan word [čʰámpuik], which might be an abbreviation of [čʰa-čʰíma-púičuk], referring to the edible root [púičuk], or yampa.
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