Portland is located at the foot of Mt. Hood where the Columbia and Willamette Rivers meet. The area has some of the best nature views in the United States of America.

President Jefferson, dispatched an exploring expedition under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark. They left St. Louis in 1804 and returned in 1806. The result of their explorations was rejoiced by President Jefferson.

The first American settlement was made by a man named Henry who, in 1808, founded Fort Henry on the headwaters of Lewis or Snake River. The next settlement was attempted by Nathan Winship and William Smith.
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Oregon became a U.S. state on February 14 1859, as the 33th state. The first Europeans initially sailed in the area sometime in the late 17th Century.

In the 19th century, settlers began arriving to what was then Oregon Territory using the famous Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail peaked in the the 1850’s, after the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 gave settlers the option of coming to Oregon and claiming free land. 320 acres could be claimed by any single adult person, and 640 acres could be claimed by a married couple. This act was the beginning of the history Oregon Territory as we know it today.
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