Abstracts of Title

Category: Commerce/Business | Resources

Prior to the computer age Abstracts of Title (AOT) were given by Title Companies to buyers of property to certify that their title to the property was “free and clear”. The abstracts were a chain of ownership to the property documenting every transaction related to the property from the time it was owned by the […]

Oak Lodge Community Council 1977

Category: Commerce/BusinessCommunity: Jennings Lodge | Oak Grove | Oatfield Ridge

OLCC (OLCPO a community planning organization) was formed as a community planning organization in 1977 in response to state legislation that named citizen participation as Goal 1 in Oregon’s ground-breaking statutes.  At its formation it adopted the same label as the overlapping service districts in the area – namely the Oak Lodge Water District and […]

Fred Meyer Store Opens 1960

Category: Commerce/BusinessCommunity: Oak Grove

The Fred Meyer store opens in Oak Grove, forever altering the business dynamics in the community. Celebration at the new store, with Fred Meyer himself, was on July 14, 1960.

Trolley Service Ends 1959

Category: Commerce/Business | TransportationCommunity: Jennings Lodge | Oak Grove

Oregonian newspaper documents the last run of “Old No. 4012”, ending the trolley service between Portland and Oregon City. Article dated June 23, 1959.

The Bomber Arrives in Oak Grove 1947

Category: Commerce/Business | Community StoriesPeople: LaceyCommunity: Oak Grove

Art Lacey purchases a WWII B-17 bomber and erects it on a lot on the Super Highway north of Courtney. Dedication ceremony was July 27, 1947.

The Bomber Arrives in Oak Grove 1947

Category: Commerce/Business | Historic Landmarks | TransportationPeople: LaceyCommunity: Oak Grove

Art Lacey purchases a WWII B-17 and transports it to the west side of the Super Highway in Oak Grove on June 30, 1947. It is moved a block further north in 1967. It remained a local landmark for over 60 years.

Oak Grove Fire Station 1944

Category: Buildings/Houses | Commerce/Business | Historic LandmarksPeople: SkoogCommunity: Oak Grove

Oak Lodge area gets its first fire house – a wood framed building on Oak Ave. at East Ave.  It was built on property purchased from the Skoog family.

Super 99 Highway Completed 1934

Category: Commerce/Business | TransportationCommunity: Jennings Lodge | Oak Grove

Celebration in Milwaukie took place Dec. 7, 1934 to commemorate the completion of the Super Highway (McLoughlin Blvd) between Portland and Oregon City.

Water District Created in Oak Lodge 1922

Category: Commerce/BusinessPeople: OatfieldCommunity: Jennings Lodge | Oak Grove | Oatfield Ridge

Voters overwhelmingly approve the creation of the Oak Lodge Water District – a name combining the names of Oak Grove and Jennings Lodge. Voters approved the formation of a Sanitary District later, in 1956.

Oak Grove Beach/Park Opens 1913

Category: Commerce/Business | Historic LandmarksCommunity: Oak Grove

At the foot of today’s Oak Grove Blvd and the Willamette River – north side.

Jennings Post Office 1910

Category: Commerce/Business | Genealogy/FamiliesPeople: JenningsCommunity: Jennings Lodge

Established Nov. 3, 1910 with Lenora D. Miller, first postmaster. The post office name was changed to Jennings Lodge Jan. 6, 1911 [Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A.  McArthur]

Post Office Established in Oak Grove 1904

Category: Commerce/BusinessPeople: CreightonCommunity: Oak Grove

Originally named the “Creighton” Post Office with postmaster Thomas Howell. After some confusion with the names “Center Station”, “St. Theresa Station”, and “Oak Grove Station”, the postal authorities settled on the name “Oak Grove Post Office” in 1907 [Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur]

Eastside Railway Completed 1893

Category: Commerce/Business | ResourcesCommunity: Jennings Lodge | Oak Grove

Electric Railway (Interurban) between Portland and Oregon City is formally opened.  “Railway Formally Opened” – headline Feb. 17, 1893