Willamette

[ wi-lam-it ]

noun

1. a river flowing N through NW Oregon into the Columbia River at Portland. About 290 miles (465 km) long.

Example Sentences

By that May, Willamette Week, a local alt-weekly, had written an explosive exposé documenting a rampant drug culture.

From The Daily Beast

For seven years he preached throughout the Willamette valley, exerting a strong moral influence wherever he went.

From Project Gutenberg

He grew to manhood in the Willamette valley and received his education in its pioneer schools.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Laphan settled in Willamette valley and passed away in Dayton, Washington in 1901 at the age of ninety years.

From Project Gutenberg

They settled at Scio, in the Willamette valley, where they secured a donation claim of three hundred and twenty acres.

From Project Gutenberg

Strengthened by this food, they continued their journey westward and at length reached the Willamette valley.

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