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West Linn; Images of America - 9780738558509, paperback, Cornelia Becker Seigneu
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
0738558508
ISBN-13
9780738558509
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70880324
Product Key Features
Book Title
West Linn
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Photography, History
Book Series
Images of America Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-931752
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Title: Local author celebrates release of new book Author: The West Linn Tidings Publisher: Midge Pierce Date: 1/22/2009 The first thing you notice about author, mother, mentor and now West Linn historian Cornelia Becker Seigneur is her community pride. "So many generous people living here give so much back," Seigneur said. "My book is for everyone. My hope is to unify our town." The recent release of her pictorial history book, "Images of America: West Linn," coincides with this year's 150th anniversary of Oregon. It is the first comprehensive compilation of historical photos and facts about the town originally designated as Millsburg until a grassroots movement decided West Linn was a better moniker. She dedicated her book to local residents, as well as her supportive family. The book will be officially unveiled at a signing and celebration at 6 p.m. on Monday at the West Linn Public Library. "We live in a caring, service-oriented town," she said. "This is part of our rich heritage." In her research, she discovered that the Willamette River flooded the original Linn City; that at its dedication, the Oregon City Bridge was declared the most beautiful bridge in America; and parts of West Linn had electricity before New York. The book's timeliness is reflected in renewed interest in Oregon's earliest settlements on the eve of the Sesquicentennial. In a town previously known primarily for its mammoth meteorite and impressive falls, Seigneur focuses on the traditions of volunteerism and the dedication of organizations such as the Boy Scouts and Lions Club. Milestones of change are reflected in photos from the 19th century. Her favorites include pictures of school children from the turn of the century through the 1950s. A journalist, diarist, columnist, editor, photographer, teacher, mentor and mother of five, Seigneur has a writer's curiosity about lives that inspire. During her 13-year career, she has written about universal journeys and pays homage to those who face challenges with positive solutions. Above all she celebrates family, as manifested in her pictorial release. "This has always been a family town," she said. "People have continuity and personal histories here. If they move away, they often move back. This is a place where grandchildren return to live in their grandparents' homes." Before the growth spurts and pressures of the 1990s, West Linn was still a quiet town with more in common with the pace of the past than the lightening speeds of our present. "On a typical Sunday 100 years ago, families would go to the Methodist Church on Willamette Falls Drive," she said. "Later they might gather for a community dinner. Did you know there was a (electric car) that ran to the church?" She also unearthed surprising items like the equestrian center that housed Roy Rogers horse, Trigger, and the bowling alley in the West Linn Inn located above the power plant before it was torn down in the 1980s. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the Monday event. Special guests include Grammy award winning guitarist Mark Hanson and Bill Hughes, grandson of Ellis Hughes (who discovered the Willamette Meteorite). Several stores have confirmed they will carry "Images of America: West Linn," including Market of Choice, Bulls Eye Coffee, Healthy Spaces, the Heritage Falls Gallery and Dragonfly Greetings and Gifts. The West Linn Adult Community Center will also carry the book.
Synopsis
The largest iron meteorite discovered in the United States, weighing 15.5 tons, was unearthed in West Linn in 1902 and featured in the 1905 World s Fair before journeying to New York s American Museum of Natural History, where it remains. West Linn was carved onto the map years before, when Robert Moore purchased 1,000 acres of land in 1840 from the Wallamut Indians at Willamette Falls. Soon a lumber mill and flour mill were established, and the region was given a new name Linn City after free-state advocate Lewis F. Linn. Hugh Burns and the Miller, Fields, and Walling families also figured in early West Linn history. Though an 1861 fire, then flood, destroyed what was Linn City, the falls continued drawing industry. Officially incorporated into Oregon in 1913, West Linn, known for its hills, trees, rivers, and famous meteorite, is a sought-after community in which to raise families and made the 2005 top-100 list of best places to live.", The largest iron meteorite discovered in the United States, weighing 15.5 tons, was unearthed in West Linn in 1902 and featured in the 1905 World's Fair before journeying to New York's American Museum of Natural History, where it remains. West Linn was carved onto the map years before, when Robert Moore purchased 1,000 acres of land in 1840 from the Wallamut Indians at Willamette Falls. Soon a lumber mill and flour mill were established, and the region was given a new name--Linn City--after free-state advocate Lewis F. Linn. Hugh Burns and the Miller, Fields, and Walling families also figured in early West Linn history. Though an 1861 fire, then flood, destroyed what was Linn City, the falls continued drawing industry. Officially incorporated into Oregon in 1913, West Linn, known for its hills, trees, rivers, and famous meteorite, is a sought-after community in which to raise families and made the 2005 top-100 list of best places to live.
LC Classification Number
F884.W45S45 2008
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