Jennings Lodge
River Road Surveyed 1856
The survey of “Territorial Road 10”, today’s River Rd., was conducted by Joseph A. Pownall for Clackamas Co. in 1856. The survey pinpointed the exact location of the first school in Oak Lodge. Recorded Sept. 1, 1856
2nd Oak Lodge School 1866
The original “Riverside School”; located at River Rd. and River Bluff Ct., on land that much later became part of the Ed Roethe farm. Established Nov. 23, 1866. Photo taken ca. 1885.
Berryman Jennings Dies 1888
Berryman Jennings dies in Jennings Lodge Dec. 22, 1888.
Eastside Railway Completed 1893
Electric Railway (Interurban) between Portland and Oregon City is formally opened. “Railway Formally Opened” – headline Feb. 17, 1893
Jennings Lodge Established 1903
Plat of Jennings Lodge dedicated on the Berryman Jennings Donation Land Claim
First Addition to Jennings Lodge 1906
The First Addition to Jennings Lodge is platted by William B. & Emma Jennings, and John F. & Willa Jennings – sons of Berryman and Martha Jennings. Block 57 is set aside “for school purposes”.
Jennings Lodge School 1908
Jennings Lodge School District forms from “Concord” and builds new school.
Covell Dedicated 1908
Platted by Simeon Covell and David Smith this subdivision was located on land once part of the Roethe farm. It stretched from east of today’s McLoughlin Blvd to River Rd. and overlapped today’s Roethe Rd. Plat dedicated Mar. 23, 1908.
Covell Plat Dedicated
Carved out of part of the Roethe farm Covell was platted by Simeon H. Covell & wife, and David N. Smith. The subdivision never incorporated.
Jennings Post Office 1910
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]
Water District Created in Oak Lodge 1922
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.
Super 99 Highway Completed 1934
Celebration in Milwaukie took place Dec. 7, 1934 to commemorate the completion of the Super Highway (McLoughlin Blvd) between Portland and Oregon City.
Trolley Service Ends 1959
Oregonian newspaper documents the last run of “Old No. 4012”, ending the trolley service between Portland and Oregon City. Article dated June 23, 1959.
Oak Lodge Community Council 1977
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 […]
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